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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by briffle on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:33PM (#26701170)
Those are '20-foot equivalent Containers' so more like half that. But then you have to factor in the loading time, unloading time, space needed, cost, etc.

I see it kind of like a station wagon full of tapes, versus a fast internet pipe. The station wagon can possibly move more, but has much, much more latency. (and that analogy doesn't account for the time to load/unload the tapes onto the computer systems)

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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by dghlsakjg on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:26PM (#26702661)
There is also the basic fact that many routes are mutually exclusive.

Denver to LA will never be viable by ship. Shenzhen to LA will never be viable by train.

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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by wahern on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:52PM (#26703011)
> Shenzhen to LA will never be viable by train

Probably, but a certain breed of politician (across nationalities) keeps the dream alive:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait_crossing#21st_ce...

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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by throwaway-571 on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:44PM (#26702899)
Maybe one day they will build the bering straight tunnel!
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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by greedo on Monday April 05, 2021 @03:56PM (#26703817)
Isn't unloading train cars also a similar time constraint?
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Re:Four ways to speed up trains on the New Silk Road (2020) by Scoundreller on Monday April 05, 2021 @05:53PM (#26705161)
It can help that they arrive in 1d instead of 3d.
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