[BartSimpson]

peck420 peck420:

commanderkai commanderkai:

Taking a rail trip across three continents would be amazing.

I thought Europe, Africa, and Asia already have passenger rail connections.

There are no trans-African railroads.

[peck420]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

My only complain is there seems to be very little talk about Canadian involvement. Considering it would be either CP or CN (which goes through Fort Nelson? ), that's a lot of rail business that could come our way, not to mention construction contracts or technology bids building the tunnel and/or rail lines we could be bidding for.

http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2901.htm

[Brenda]

commanderkai commanderkai:

Would Europe/Asian rail lines be able to use North American cars and engines, or is there a standard in place?

Pfff, even European rail lines are not all the same...

[peck420]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

There are no trans-African railroads.

Well, so much for my social studies (grade school history, geography, and society) education.

[GreenTiger]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

This would be a brilliant move on the part of the Russians. The tunnel and the industry that would follow it would consolidate Russian influence in the Pacific Rim and diminish the power of China and Japan as Russian goods could be shipped faster and cheaper to the Americas and vice-versa.

It would also lessen tensions between the USA and a nationalistic Russia by increasing trade and tourism between the two. Likewise, the prospect of rail travel from New York to London would be bloody amazing!

I agree to lessen tensions between a nationalistic Russia and us would be good, to do this at the expense of China is even better.

[GreenTiger]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

peck420 peck420:

commanderkai commanderkai:

Taking a rail trip across three continents would be amazing.

I thought Europe, Africa, and Asia already have passenger rail connections.

There are no trans-African railroads.

Cecil Rhodes came close, he wanted to build a railroad from Cape Town to Cairo.He didn't quite finish it.

[ShepherdsDog]

Are they going to hire Mexicans, seeing as they are exprerts at trying to tunnel into the US?