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Larry,
How would one find out about these jobs in the Chicago area?
Curious-Sam
Dear Larry:
You have been more polite in the "CN TURBO TRAIN 1970 Film" blogs to me. However, due to "anmccaff's" Cyber Bullying, I have unsubscribed to the PR email Newsletters. It will go inyo effect in 48 hours. Anmccaff was rude and unprofessional, in my opinion, and really twisted my words like pretzels!
I have considered the economic matter. I am not an economist. Someone actually conducted an economic estimate for a single bored tunnel (64 mile) and access tunnel for the Bering Strait, including interconnection rail lines from existing Canadian and Russian rail heads. His estimate was done in 2006, at a figure of 63 billion US dollars. My idea, if it was ever implemented, would be far more expensive initially. However, my proposal would allow greater train speed and capacity. There are groups of Russians, Asians, Europeans and Americans that want to see a project like this done and are actively pursuing it. The economics has to be figured over the long-term and the system would have to of high quality and reliability in order to make it worthwhile. Russia and Alaska are moving toward each other at a rate of 16.5 mm/year, or 1,65 meters per century, due to plate tectonics (continental drift). I've confirmed this from GPS tracking data provided by JPL/NASA. In five million years, the Bering Strait will close off, at the current rate. No tunnel system will last that long anyway! I am apprehensive about the bored tunnel technique for this reason. That is why I proposed the prefabricated technology for the tunnels. It is more predictable and controllable.
Many matters have to be weighed in determining the economic impact of the project: Shipping by rail verses by sea. (Speed and energy costs, and maintenance, etc.) Will it help bring global stability? Will it avert a potential nuclear war, etc.? Will we be able to keep our national sovereignty? Will we be able to get along better with our global neighbors? Will our quality of life improve? What is the economic impact when considering "THE BIG PICTURE AND THE LONG-TERM?
That is why I raised the question on the feasibility of this project. Thank you for your input!
Good bye and best wishes to you!
Bill Simpson
Great Job ol' top!!! Refering to your Contributed article in Railway Age. Informative and enlightening
Keep up the good work.