Russia knows this--check that northern trunk line proposal!pic.twitter.com/o1oPDsSaSx
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Russia knows this--check that northern trunk line proposal!pic.twitter.com/o1oPDsSaSx
Very rough sketch of corridor I'm thinking of...8000 miles long. Quebec to Arkhangelsk. 26h 40m at avg 300mph (maglev, current tech speed)pic.twitter.com/m6JTAlCkcc
The idea would be to have various lines branching off of this trunk line, connecting to actually inhabited parts of the world
Many, many problems w the idea: - Unimaginably expensive - Very difficult terrain (permafrost!) - Tremendous electricity demand - Politics
To say nothing of the questionable utility of it. So, this isn't me saying "we should do this!" but rather "if we DID do this..."
that map isn't showing a proposed route--it's showing the shortest distance between Moscow and Uelen
for sure--there are a million problems with this idea, not the least of which are the gargantuan electricity requirements it would have
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