Big Chute Marine Railway

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Big Chute Marine Railway is a unique Canadian boat lift on the Trent–Severn Waterway that carries vessels over a steep incline between water levels using a large, rail-mounted carriage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boat lift ⓘ
marine railway ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ
connects lower reach of Trent–Severn Waterway ⓘ
upper reach of Trent–Severn Waterway ⓘ
constructionType inclined plane boat lift ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
designedTo prevent transfer of invasive species between watersheds ⓘ
transport boats over land between two water levels ⓘ
hasAccess road access for visitors ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Big Chute Boat Railway ⓘ
hasFeature counterweighted system ⓘ
multiple sets of rails ⓘ
open-air carriage ⓘ
hasFunction bypasses a steep change in elevation ⓘ
carries boats between different water levels ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus recognized engineering site ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Big Chute area of Severn River ⓘ
hasVisitorFacilities interpretive signage ⓘ
viewing areas ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Ontario ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Simcoe County ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Severn, Ontario ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway Trent–Severn Waterway ⓘ
maintainedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
notableFor being a rare operational marine railway ⓘ
unique design compared to conventional locks ⓘ
openSeason navigation season on Trent–Severn Waterway ⓘ
operatedBy Parks Canada ⓘ
ownedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
partOf Trent–Severn Waterway lock system ⓘ
region Central Ontario ⓘ
replaces traditional lock ⓘ
safetyFeature boats remain in water in the carriage at entry and exit ⓘ
straps and supports secure vessels in cradle ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
transportMode rail-guided carriage ⓘ
water transport ⓘ
traverses steep incline ⓘ
usedFor recreational boating traffic ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ
uses cable haulage system ⓘ
rail-mounted carriage ⓘ
submerged cradle to support vessels ⓘ
waterwayNumber Lock 44 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trent–Severn Waterway → hasPart → Big Chute Marine Railway ⓘ
Big Chute Marine Railway → hasAlternativeName → Big Chute Boat Railway ⓘ
linked to: Big Chute Marine Railway
Swift Rapids Lock → isUpstreamFrom → Big Chute Marine Railway ⓘ
Big Chute area of Severn River → hasNearbyAttraction → Big Chute Marine Railway ⓘ
Big Chute area of Severn River → adjacentTo → Big Chute Marine Railway carriage channel ⓘ
linked to: Big Chute Marine Railway
Severn River (Ontario) → hasLock → Big Chute Marine Railway ⓘ