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Thread: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

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    Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Hi All,
    Is anyone able to give me some general info on the condition of the road and the rail line that is shown on the BCBR mapbooks at the southern end of Sukunka FSR? Does the road still make it close to the rail bed? Obviously i would be appreciative of recent game counts, density info (i know, i am dreaming) recent logging, etc…. But any general info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Not much help as I have not been that way for well over 20 years . I used to hunt on the other side of the mountains , there is a tunnel through the mountains , it follows the Table river on the other side and then down along side the Parsnip River That rail line if it’s the one I’m thinking about hauled coal from Tumble Ridge
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    Hi All,
    Is anyone able to give me some general info on the condition of the road and the rail line that is shown on the BCBR mapbooks at the southern end of Sukunka FSR? Does the road still make it close to the rail bed? Obviously i would be appreciative of recent game counts, density info (i know, i am dreaming) recent logging, etc…. But any general info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Thanks for the reply, thought it was likely the rail line was for coal but the tunnel is interesting. It did look like a steep grade.

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    The rail line was electric. Since the loaded trains went down hill they charged, the electric line was a net electricity gain.

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Thanks, interesting. Was there an overhead cable or did they manage it with the tracks? I know some guys that worked there, i should pick there brains. Still hoping to find out what condition the Sukunka FSR is in.

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    The roads high grade loads of oil activity in the area

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Thanks, appreciate it

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    CGL is building pipeline in the back end of the Sukunka there again this summer, so there will be lots of activity right up until the winter.

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    Quote Originally Posted by Downwindtracker2 View Post
    The rail line was electric. Since the loaded trains went down hill they charged, the electric line was a net electricity gain.
    Not electric now they took the lines down years ago.
    No one on their death bed ever said; I should have spent more time at work.

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    Re: Upper Sukunka Rd and Rail Condition and Access

    I worked on the building of the two mines, Bullmoose and Quintette (sp) . Working at Bullmoose, we drove in the back way, cutting across the loadout . But I never saw a coal train, they weren't running them yet. They used Moles, tunneling machines, to dig the tunnels. Going electric also saved installing ventilation.

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