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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday January 14, 2024 @03:44PM (#38994280)
Something similar to this idea exists in Russia. But for larger river ships only, so smaller scale.

There is a large dam, with generating station, downstream the valley is narrow, walls are steep. Differential to top of dam is large/high. Water locks impractical.

So they've built something like a dock for the ships to enter, dock closes with ship inside, and is moved on cog rails up/downhill for a few miles, including a turntable!

By electromotors, powered by > 100.000V three-phase delivered via catenary from the sides!

At the time this made the rounds trough the net (possibly +20 years) it all looked rather insane/gigantic/impressive.

Wasted 5 minutes trying to find it, seems to be gone. shrug

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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by unyttigfjelltol on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:16PM (#38994520)
Krasnoyarsk ship lift?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnoyarsk_ship_lift

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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:31PM (#38994630)
YES! Thank You!

But there was more on sites like rbth, onlyinrussia, or some such. Much more detailed pictures.

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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by FpUser on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:31PM (#38994634)
This is Krasnoyarsk dam. It is located in small town of Divnogorsk some 40km up the Yenisei river. I was raised in Krasnoyarsk and have seen this with my own eyes.
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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday January 14, 2024 @05:23PM (#38995024)
Thank you!

Can you remember how it did sound when in motion?

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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by FpUser on Sunday January 14, 2024 @08:12PM (#38996241)
Nope. I am an old fart living in Canada now and many memories are very rusted ;)
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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by fooker on Sunday January 14, 2024 @06:34PM (#38995587)
Brrrrrrrbrbrbrrrrrrrrrrrrrjhjnjhnjhnnnbrrrr
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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by theluketaylor on Sunday January 14, 2024 @11:01PM (#38997328)
More for pleasure craft than commercial shipping, but I have taken a boat through the big chute marine railway in Ontario. Very cool experience.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Chute_Marine_Railway

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