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Posted by tomikawaTT on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:39 AM

I wonder what the writer was smoking when that bit about connecting to the Trans-Siberian was added.  IIRC, the Korean rail system is standard gauge.  The Trans-Siberian is Russian gauge, 5 foot.  (Sliding wheels on the axles?  Or wheels with standard gauge flange dimensions and super-wide treads?)

Connecting across the Yalu River to the Chinese rail network strikes me as a lot more reasonable.

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Posted by jwar on Monday, December 10, 2007 10:49 PM
Blush [:I]
 selector wrote:

Perfect analog of a model railroad industrial track dilemma. 

Fills in, empties out. Whistling [:-^]

(I didn't say that.......did I?)

And cheeeeep labor, hmmmm...that has a familure sound to it...

(This post may have a short lifespan..LOL)

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Posted by selector on Monday, December 10, 2007 10:41 PM

Perfect analog of a model railroad industrial track dilemma. 

Fills in, empties out. Whistling [:-^]

(I didn't say that.......did I?)

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Posted by luvadj on Monday, December 10, 2007 9:29 PM

They've been at odds for so long, it will be a long time before there's tourism by rail between the two countries.

 

Just my My 2 cents [2c]

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Who would have thought???
Posted by loathar on Monday, December 10, 2007 8:50 PM

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