Re:The world’s longest train journey now begins in China
by grecy on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @07:42PM
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This article [1] has the tunnel at only $10 to $12 billion, and the whole rail interconnect at around $65 billion.
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0bsM...
Re:The world’s longest train journey now begins in China
by jrockway on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @08:49PM
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Meanwhile, over in the real world, it's cost 4.5 billion to build a tunnel in Manhattan from 63rd St. to 96th St.
Re:The world’s longest train journey now begins in China
by evanb on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @11:12PM
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Building under Manhattan is a little bit more complicated, since slight vibrations / rumblings can cause buildings to come deviate from plumb.
http://thelaunchbox.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-6-7-2009.html http://thelaunchbox.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-29-2009.html http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120821/upper-east-side/hug... http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130911/upper-east-side/sec...
Re:The world’s longest train journey now begins in China
by grecy on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @11:34PM
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If you think far Northern Alaska or Russia are anything like "The Real World" (as you call Manhattan), you need to get out more.
Re:The world’s longest train journey now begins in China
by jrockway on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @11:48PM
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I'm just saying that every megaproject I've ever seen costs some small amount on paper, then the second ground is broken, we start seeing huge cost overruns that make the original number look tiny. 10 billion for a tunnel under the Bering Strait. Suuuure....
$134 billion price tag and apply the usual multiples including not only the tunnel but lots of connecting rail through what I imagine is pretty difficult-to-build territory. (UPDATE: Of which it seems about 4,000 miles worth is needed.)
Fun read though.
[1] for interesting timeframes to contemplate