| Current Status: | | | | 1. The Detroit River Tunnel Partnership (DRTP) |
| 1. The current rail tunnel under the Detroit River is | | | | would like to build a replacement rail tunnel near |
| 100 years old and links southwest Detroit and | | | | the existing rail tunnel |
| southeast Ontario. It is owned and operated as an | | | | 2. The replacement rail tunnel will bring the |
| ongoing business by the Detroit River Tunnel | | | | following to the Detroit/Windsor region: |
| Partnership (DRTP). | | | | 1. Over 1,700 jobs |
| 2. The DRTP consists of Canadian Pacific Railway | | | | 2. Over $600 million in investment |
| (CPR) and Borealis Infrastructure Trust, a part of | | | | 3. It will bring more rail freight to the region |
| the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement | | | | 4. It will help save current and future jobs |
| System (OMERS) | | | | Internal Diameter |
| 3. The current rail tunnel carries over 460,000 rail | | | | 27.5 ft. (8.4 m) |
| cars per year | | | | Tunnel Length |
| 4. The Detroit/Windsor rail tunnel is a vital link | | | | 9,334 ft. (2,845 m) |
| between the Port of Montreal, the rest of Canada | | | | Sub-River Length |
| and the entire U.S. Midwest. Canadian Pacific | | | | 2,640 ft. (750 m) |
| Railway also uses this rail tunnel to reach into the | | | | Maximum Grade |
| southern and southwestern United States as well | | | | 2.15% |
| as Mexico. | | | | Lining Thickness |
| 5. The existing tunnel although in excellent physical | | | | 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) |
| shape finds itself undersized and unable to handle | | | | River Depth |
| today's taller rail cars | | | | 49.2 ft. (15 m) |
| 6. The existing rail tunnel has been designated as | | | | Minimum Cover - River |
| critical infrastructure by Homeland Security | | | | 18 ft. (5.5 m) |
| The Problem: | | | | Minimum Cover - Land |
| 1. Container traffic out of the Port of Montreal is | | | | 13.1 ft. (4 m) |
| expected to double in the next ten years and | | | | Operating Speed |
| utilizing more and more double-stacked container | | | | 50 mph (80 kph) |
| cars; automotive companies are shipping vehicles | | | | 5. Replacement Rail Tunnel Specs |
| and auto parts in the new, high-capacity Automax | | | | It will be the first transportation infrastructure in |
| rail cars | | | | over 75 years at this border crossing |
| 2. The existing Detroit/Windsor rail tunnel is not | | | | 6. The DRTP has completed engineering to ensure |
| tall enough to allow double-stacked container cars | | | | the viability of this project |
| or Automax cars to pass through. | | | | 7. Some of the support the replacement rail |
| 3. Without a replacement rail tunnel, rail service will | | | | tunnel includes: MDOT, Detroit Renaissance, the |
| have reduced options | | | | Detroit Regional Chamber, Wayne County |
| 4. The replacement rail tunnel will allow Detroit to | | | | Executive Robert Ficano, Senator Debbie |
| become a logistics hub | | | | Stabenow, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa, |
| 5.A replacement rail tunnel will enhance economical | | | | the UAW and many other government, business |
| rail freight shipping throughout the Midwest and | | | | and labor leaders |
| the South. | | | | 8. |
| The Solution: | | | | |