A Look Inside | Sealed and Abandoned for 40 Years | Destination Adventure 

I worked at Granduc in the 1980s. The road tunnel you went through was used in the winter to bypass a very avalanche prone stretch of road. Even though they had a full time avalanche management crew, this part of the road was just to dangerous. To use the tunnel, they had to keep the ice out of it as you saw. They did this by installing a diesel generator at one end. It supplied power to 2 large oil fired furnaces that kept the water from freezing. There was also a large door that kept the cold wind from blowing through the tunnel. The green locomotive was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. They were 1500VDC electric locomotives. I did electrical maintenance work on them and on the road tunnel as well. The tunnel you followed down to the train was a conveyor galley that brought the ore from the ore dump up to the mill building. The conveyor was designated 180602 if I remember correctly. I walked that galley a few times as well.

The broken glass cylinder at 11:40 is fillled with silica beads. They are a desiccant to ensure the power transformer can vent air when hot but not draw in moist air when it cools. The power transformer has all those metal pipes to allow the insulating/cooling oil to naturally convect and dissipate heat.

Man, I give you tons of credit for going in that tunnel alone! That train was a mega cool find. My son is a huge train buff, and I can’t wait to show him this…great stuff as always!

The second door you found when you went into that conveyer tunnel is a mine train/locomotive. it had a "back hoe" loader mounted on the side of it and it was mean for loading the main train that hauled the raw ore out of the mine. plus a liquid cooled generator you found on the other side of the train hanger doors. when they finished and closed the mine, removing the equipment is far too expensive to do unless they had another mine to take it too, so they locked up the loader locomotive with a few of the decent cars that remained in good condition in case they ever found another ore bearing deposit in the region. which is likely who hired the exploration company that you found at the lower plateau. Once another decent deposit is found the company will go back into that mine and remove those locomotives and put them to use in the next mine. if they don't find anything in the region, then they will write off the equipment and simply leave it in the mine to rot for ever. it's how the big corporations do things. I knew a guy who was a middle man for those big corporations that found equipment for them to buy and made the exchange possible and he made more money than kings and emperors and retired a multi-millionaire at the age of 36! moved to Bahamas and also had a villa in the French Riviera as well as more Women and Super Cars than you could shake a stick at! Haven't heard anything of him since he left Canada for warmer climes, the lucky duck, but luck had nothing to do with his fortunes, he was a very smart business man, hence his retirement at 36! After watching more of your video, that train is already a write-off at more than 33,000 hours!!! SO it will sit in there fore ever more.

So many times I have explored that tunnel but have never been brave enough to make it to the end. Once again making me homesick, thanks for sharing my home town.

Now how cool was that, I’ve heard of finding watches, cameras and even cars but a whole train? This is why we watch these videos, you are living our dreams of exploring, many of us don’t have the time or resources to do something like this but you bring our dreams to our homes. Can’t say thank you enough for your journeys and keep up the great work!

What a day of adventures- riding your bike in a tunnel that's filled with ice at the end, going underground and finding a train (bet those folks who put it there thought they would be the last to see that train. Nope, not when Dustin is hunting up "lost treasures") and running into two grizzly bears on the way back to the Adventure Rig. What an exciting day.

Dustin, you totally rock, man! This old man just LOVES the story telling, history, videography that you do! You are truly inspiring young fellow. Well done!

Man you have steel ones! Going into a shaft without an air test.......I have worked in mining a number of years ago, open pit, conventional cut and fill as well as ramp. That is some old stuff. The broken glass unit on the transformer was most likely for Moisture Management. Great tour and love the wheels, both electric and diesel!

I was up there in 1987 working in mineral exploration for the summer. We drove down the power tunnel and got 90% of the way through until blocked by ice like you were. Some of us walked the last bit but the driver had to back up all the way down the tunnel. It seems that end of the tunnel always has ice in it.

I love discovering and investigating, exploring tunnels, caves, and such. Thank you, once again, Dustin, for a fantastic video. I just loved.

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Oh Dustin! I’m finally able to watch this vid and I catch myself experiencing claustrophobia, taking deep breaths, and saying “no, don’t go in there!!” but I was as curious as you, and glad you showed it to us. I was amazed at the great condition it’s in. And I couldn’t wait for you to get the hell out of that tunnel! Beautiful scenery again, I love those glaciers. Looking forward to the next one…

The photography and drone footage is always first class! Thanks for taking us along!

Those glaciers never cease to blow me away. That tunnel was a neat find. Something different and unexpected out there. 😀

love me some hidden treasures! well done, really enjoyed this one!

So amazing you get to enjoy this and share it with us is special makes me HAPPY😊to watch your videos🤙BLESS YOU for your time

Wow Dustin another awesome adventure to view. Thank you for sharing! All the best, Robert and Mary

One of your absolute best Dustin. I am really into old mining history and the old Granduc mine is one of the best. I do hope you can make it back to explore it in more detail.

We all enjoy your exploring, please be careful breathing the dust in tunnels .

What an awesome adventure, I am ever so grateful. At 81 years old I'd have never seen this with out you. Thanks Dustin for what you do to bring this amazing footage to us. I love everything Trains, Happy trails. P.

I worked on the power lines to the Bruce jack mine in 2015 and 2016 That big was 100% where our camp was awesome valley. We did the same thing hiking into all the old tunnels and around the mine on our days off. Wild beautiful country up there

Crazy discovery is an understatement!! Wow!! I would not have made it past the first 10 feet at the beginning and I would have missed that awesome train! I'm anxious to learn what the train was for. Were they mining, and if so, what for? Were they just making a shorter passage? Why did they leave it in the tunnel? Such an intriguing video - thanks Dustin!

Ah man. Another great video Dustin. Thank you for sharing with us. I can't do these kind of things because of my health. I sure like watching you doing this stuff. Pretty cool. Keeping them coming cause it's hard to wait for the next one . Just awesome. :)

My wife and I were there earlier this month. We stopped at that tunnel and had a gander inside but it was a big hell no to venturing in there. Salmon Glacier, holy what a majestic sight, the mozzies were brutal though.

Every time you go to an abandoned mine I'm amazed at how much equipment was left behind. Good idea to know where the bears were... 🐻 mom and cub would not be a good pair to surprise. With the e-bike being so quiet, do you roll up on more animals than you did with the Gnarly Davidson?

Hey man. Awesome find but please tell me you have an O2 sensor or hazardous gas sensor. Those areas can fill with gases that will kill you before you realize whats happening and anyone that tries to come in to get you. Its not cough cough oh i should leave. You would be unconscious in seconds. Be safe my dude love your stuff.

17 min video? Nah, felt like 5 mins. Awesome video today!!!

When you turned the cam and said “locomotive” my jaw DROPPED. How do you even comprehend that scale in such a dark, cramped space? Absolutely stunning. Cheers.

I spent lot live doing this stuff and coming to my end.followed u since beginning thank bud for so much

You never cease to amaze us! And what are the odds of the glacier happening, and finding the train left to rot underground all in the same day? Hope you bought a lotto ticket that morning!

Thank you Dustin for another great adventure. Your curiosity, courage and perseverance usually payoff and this time was no different. What an unbelievable find you made inside that tunnel. Looking forward to seeing what comes next. Thanks for taking us along!

Just finished the last half of this one, and it was another awesome adventure! Maybe the timing works out, and we are out there at the same time you follow up to this video. That would be awesome. They must have had a lot of snow last winter, for there to have been snow/ice in the tunnel this late.

Wat a find just a shame the equipment and the train is left there to rot but its lasting well in the damp cold under ground for all them years good explore again mate

Would be great to see some of the camping/ cooking side of your adventures. Love what your doing. Keep it up 👍 thank you

That was amazing. I doubt I’d have gone that far with just a headlamp, must be a really good one. Great video as always and inspires me (and others I’m sure) to get out and explore our local wilderness. Thanks again for taking us along.

Incredible!

Dustin, I absolutely love the outdoor scenery, however I'm really not a fan of underground spaces after being subjected to a collapse in a smallish tunnel. My heart pounded the whole time you were in the dark. Your adventuring has been fun and i'm looking forward to so many more. Happy trails and safe travels to you

You are a true daredevil. You see nothing alive down there. Even rats are like, "Not going down there", lol.

You're slowly convincing me to leave everything behind, walk into the woods, and never look back.

Love your videos

Crazy what these people leave below the ground and above when mining. That's nuts !!! Even if you had a really bright flashlight how far would your camera pick up the light? Let me know please.

Wow! After the glacier explore video I was hoping you'd make your way to Granduc but never expected to get to see inside the haul tunnel! There was no one around the camp when I was there about 5 years ago but the tunnel was sealed up, so glad you found a way inside! That loco was really amazing to see! That other equipment may have been for tunnel maintenance, looked like a small backhoe bucket? The one with tubes looked like refrigeration of sorts? So many questions, I could spend hours underground there inspecting it all lol!

What I enjoy so much about this channel is you include the history of the locations. Thanks and keep up the great abandoned content! Cheers from Tn USA.

I know a guy who drove that train. They ran a locomotive and the front, and at the end of the train. The train shuttled cars back and forth. They had a driver in both units, one for forward operation and one for reverse operation. They communicated with signal bells and the signals were all recorded in the office. The guy I know is colour blind and could only tell what colour the rail lights were by seeing if the bottom or top light was on. He ran it for years and no one knew. He also told me that one trip the other operator fell asleep and plowed into the wood barrier at the end of the rail line. Just for good measure the guy ran the bell for stop, because it was all recorded. Cool that you found it. I knew it was seal in the tunnel but didn’t know there was access to it.

11:40 looks like cooling fins on a transformer and that glass would have contained desiccant. The tank above would be for expansion of the cooling oil.

I love the E-Bike. What's the range on it? How strong is the motor? Also, I can't believe you went into that tunnel! That's bloody awesome! How long did it take you to find the train?

No bird shit! No graffiti, no vandalism ! That is epic! So is the scenery!

What a find. Good sniffing around. Whats behind the next door? Cant wait for your next excellent adventure. Thanks

OK… so you are officially crazy, and WE ARE A TERRIBLE SPECIES! Leaving all that junk all over the planet. As usual, a fantastic video. I half expected the train to start rolling any moment. ❤

I feel sorry for your Momma and Daddy!! I was scared for you - but kept reminding myself that I wouldn't be watching this video if something had happened to you!! Dustin, You've got to be careful!! There could be dead bodies down there or a Grizzly!! Yikes!! I hope your Momma gives you a good finger-wagging!! Stay safe!!

Heavy equipment operator here, 5000 hours is considered "a lot" now, seeing 36 000 hours on a machine, damn that things got stories

This one my favorite videos that you've done

😂 dude we have got to get you a a real flashlight

Wow...I just love your enthusiasm. It's catchy. That was such a cool find. I wouldn't do it alone though lol❤

Good Am Dustin! Very much enjoyed this adventure with my morning cup of coffee! I bet it was some chilly in that tunnel! Was this part of the old Granduc Mine?

What a nice thing to have this video pop up after a long nightshift. Thank you Dustin for being an incredible inspiration.

I kept thinking...."he must of got out alive...I'm watching the video" ...I'm not an 'underground guy'......freaks me out...I'm glad you're the guy that got this incredible footage.

* Destination Detroit Adventure for us today ... Dream Cruise Saturday ! You be careful in those tunnels Dustin 😮 !

Awesome Dustin!! I've discovered and explored a bunch of old rail culverts/ tunnels......but I've NEVER EVER EVER found anything like an actual engine and cars in any of them!! Total electric. No diesel fumes in tunnels!! Awesome awesomeness!!!! Thanks for another adventure!

Interesting adventure thanks for showing us and taking me along. Enjoyed the show very much cause old machinery is right down my alley. Not working with it but looking at it. lol. Going into the shafts and mines just beware of methane gas. Love wildlife but the bears are closer than my liking. God Bless, NW ga. USA

Well that was one action packed episode =) Every one of these is a treasure so keep em coming for us boring nine to five workers (or 8-4 as we do around these parts). Your channel was one inspiration source for me to recently and finally pick up a camera to start a new hobby in photography to liven up my recreative back road/trail biking rounds :)

Granduc was legendary, and being Hyderized (Everclear grain alcohol) in Hyder, Alaska was part of the ritual en route from Stewart, BC. Never sit on the left side of the bus after a few beers in Hyder, since it is a sickening straight drop down to the glacier. Thanks for pointing out that they need to seal the conveyor tunnel as well. The train was standard gauge railway, and not a toy... lol

Some things deserve to be watched on a 46 inch plasma television. 👍

This is so amazing! I am so grateful for these videos! I’ve been away from RU-vid for a couple years. Then, a few days ago I started thinking of you. I had to think long & hard to remember how to find your channel. Then, “destination adventure“ came to my mind. I looked it up. I watched all your videos on your rebuild of your new rig. in one sitting. I need to find out about that Patron part. I owe you a lot of money! Look at all the trips you’ve saved me!! I’m so glad I’ve found you again! Love from Fort Worth, Texas. ❤️

just a little background - The Tunnel on the road was built because of avalances to get crews from the townsite in Stewart to the mine 10 mi 17 Kms one way - The 17 km tunnel was in the Guiness world book of records for its time - it was built with magic carpets -It was built with crews tunneling from both ends , until an avalance wiped out the inner crew all 22 people see the LeDuc avalance it buried the inner camp. The rail cars are side dump cars - The locos are mitsubishi electric trains they had 2 of them; The whole complex was built into solid rock - with shops - repair shops for rubber tired equipt repair - offices assay lab - train car repair shop - The roof was said to be as large as 10 football fields - There was gold mine next to Grand Duc Scotty Resources a local company -

Great discovery Dustin! Looking forward the future video of the train. Thanks!

Pretty Cool! But man, you need a better light for that first part ;-)

Wow how cool your soo lucky that you get to do this stuff I have always wanted but life is long and I’m only young so I have plenty of chances to.

awesome

Just be careful and want Justin for long time.......amazing

Mines & tunnels scare me so bad! Thank you for exploring that kind of stuff for me lol! Great video as always 😊

That’s a pretty solid amount of hours, that’s almost 17 years of 40 hrs per week

Possible bug-out location for when the world ends, you have a giant generator right there just waiting to be fired up!

MAN,,,What a adventure ! Always something new Thanks again brother

Finding the old train is like finding gold what a find

Another outstanding video Dustin!!!!!!!!

Incredible effort. Well done.

One of your most incredible finds EVER! That was amazing! THIS is exactly why I love your channel. Well done Sir!

thank you so very much. i would never have seen this without your efforts. i will not only remember the adventure but have a sense of respect not before had. best wishes/

Another gorgeous video! I don't know what it is but the droves of mosquitoes stressed me out !!

That thing with the broken glass looked like it could be an air scrubber

That grey equipment with lots of tubes is probably an electrical transformer. The glass part is to show the oil level as they are oil cooled. (I think). Another great video thanks. Watching from the UK and envy your travelling to places like this.

That old train was so cool! Great video!

I think one of your top three discoveries🤙🏻🤙🏻

Not sure what's going on there on that landing But I did work underground in a couple mines tramming. Idle speculation here but with a train at the bottom that conveyor could have been used to load out of the cars or load into the cars from that landing. Having said that, the hole on the surface looks a lot like a dump location for loading the train. If so, there was probably a crusher located above that loading pocket to crush the waste or ore from the haul trucks as they unloaded into the cone crusher above the conveyor down to the cars below. The side tunnel could have been a construction or more probably a maintenance tunnel. The machine could have been involved in keeping the 6000v trolley lines operating. That gear would have had to have been suspended as it was being rock bolted to the back or high side of the tunnel. That machine looks like it could have done it. Gage was different though. Perhaps there was a set of tracks between the main haulage tracks. I don't know as it is idle speculation.

Right after you say, that's interesting, there's a figure of a miner standing the upper right hand of the screen with yellow pants. Exciting!

Another superb video,I was getting anxious that your head torch would run out of battery 😮

Fascinating but a potentially *deadly* trip into that tunnel that is indicated as being "sealed". How so? No proof that the air in there had sufficient oxygen. 'jus sayin'.

U got some seriously big ones. But that was incredibly cool. Thank you

Dustin YOU keep nailing it OVER & OVER

melt hat ice! more fresh water. plus, What is underneath the ice? Fuck Ice. all it is good for is cold. hell is cold.

The smaller rail equipment looks like maintenance-of-way stuff for the mine's rail system. The yellow apparatus looks to me like an electric-over-hydraulic excavator for maintaining drainage and ballast, and the long flat car may have been used to hold rail. The two conveyor cars may have been used to allow the excavator to load ore cars, by backing the ore cars up to the conveyor and loading the hopper with the excavator. I'm an underground miner and have never seen anything quite like that, but all the big rail mines in my neck of the woods shut down around the time I was born. We use rubber-tire equipment now.

YAS! I love trains and would love to know the story!

What a fantastic episode, finding that train was a great discovery. It would be great if you could go back again with some better lighting and more of a back story to why all that stuff was just left. Thanks 🙏

You have more balls than a ball pit 😳 much respect to you matey! Great video as always, my blood pressure hit the roof the whole time you were in the tunnel though, but you make everything look so easy and effortless like it's literally just a walk in the park! You have been in some pretty scary situations, but nothing phases ya, are you human??? 😂 much love and massive respect from the UK 🇬🇧

I found myself holding my breath while you were looking at the train!! Super cool, im very claustrophobic and could never dream of this. Thank you again for sharing!!

What an amazing find, you are brave, definitely gutsy , no way I would had gone nearly as far as you went and ALONE . Glad you stayed safe from those bears. It will be nice to learn more about that tunnel with the train.

That was a great video but I must tell you that it wasn't a train tunnel per se. It was some type of mining tunnel.

Whoa!! So cool, never knew there was a 17km long tunnel out there... please tell me you hiked to the far end!