Railway serving Labrador-Ungava peninsula in Canada is 360 mi long and hauls up to 13 million tons of iron ore annually in operating season of 200 days; terrain crossed by railway is described, including climate of region and muskeg features; railway location, construction and maintenance, mainly over organic terrain, are briefly considered.


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    Title :

    Muskeg and Quebec north shore and Labrador railway


    Additional title:

    Canada. Nat Research Council -- Associate Committee Soil Snow Mechanics -- Tech Memo


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1962


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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