The Thornton Tunnel is a freight railway tunnel in Burnaby, British Columbia, running under the Willingdon Heights and Vancouver Heights neighbourhoods.[1] It was built in 1969 by Canadian National to connect Second Narrows Bridge[2] to the main line in Willingdon,[3] and is 3.4 km long.

In the middle of the tunnel there is a ventilation building which is disguised as a house in a residential neighbourhood.[4] It is located on the northeast corner of Frances Street and Ingleton Avenue, in Burnaby.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Geocaching - the Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site".
  2. ↑ "Google Maps".
  3. ↑ "Google Maps".
  4. ↑ "Ventilation building for CN Rail Thornton Tunnel - Burnaby, British Columbia".
  5. ↑ "Google Maps".

49°16′46″N 123°01′06″W / 49.27952°N 123.01843°W / 49.27952; -123.01843


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