Posted on 05/17/2014 7:14:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
China is considering building an 8,000-mile high-speed rail link to America that would take less than two days to travel.
Travelling at around 217mph, the train would leave the north east of the country, run through Siberia and enter a 125-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait, the shortest crossing between Russia and Alaska.
It would then resurface and head south through Canada, before reaching its destination in the US.
It is unclear whether the American, Canadian or Russian governments have agreed to the proposals.
But engineers claim it would provide a viable alternative to air travel, according to China Daily.
If completed, it would be 2,300 miles longer than the Trans-Siberian Railway, making it the longest train route in the world.
The underwater passage would also be four times the length of the Channel Tunnel, which connects France and the United Kingdom.
Even though the plans haven not been finalised, it is believed the project would be developed and financed by the Chinese, who have become global leaders in high-speed rail travel.
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Yes but ships can’t stop in Chicago, where gangbangers can be tipped off about the good loads, especially AR15s.
“I think that a Dam such as Hoover Dam probably could not be built in this century America due to environmental protests, permits, bureaucratic processes and cost over runs.”
Oh yeah.
The West would not have be settled either for the same reasons.
China has a long-term plan to build high speed rail from
Beijing to Singapore (about 3,000 miles) and has started low-speed freight service to Hamburg (the train travels about 6,000 miles in 15 days).
It used to be the British who built railroads in their colonies. Now China is taking their railroad building experience overseas. Their latest deal is to build a railroad between Mombasa and Nairobi.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-166618/kenya-signs-sh314-billion-railway-deal-china
Chinese strategic planning. They’ll need a reliable transportation link to their North American colonies.
After we give China a couple of our western state, they will need a way to mobilize to those new regions of their country.
Good way to convey troops.
Montage of scenes previewing show “It couldn’t be done.” Band 5th Dimension aboard a boat singing song If I had a Hammer.
Location: United States
Date: 1970
Duration: 2 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675023493_It-couldnt-be-done_Television-program_Lee-Marvin_5th-Dimension_Hoover-Dam
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204417/companycredits?ref_=ttrel_sa_4
Could the drilling involved trigger volcanoes and earthquakes?
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