That Bering Strait bridge would be insanely long & building it would be a nightmare & a half.
chickenpackingcowboy on
Too bad Russia is ruled by a violent sociopath.
zevonyumaxray on
How old is this concept of a plan? Because part of it looks like the (Alcan) Alaska Highway and the aircraft delivery route to the Soviet Union during WW2.
johnnyblaze1999 on
Cozy train
gobsmackedhoratio on
I find it interestring that the existing railway goes from Berlin (pop. 3.5 x 10^6) to Taishet (pop. 3.5 x 10^4) over a distance of 6800 km. There is not much of a settlement there. I’d love to know when the Russians supposedly suggested that. Must have been better times. I can’t imagine anyone even _wanting_ a bridge across the Bering Strait at this time.
edgenbk on
How about no, Scott.
xarieongx on
schofield101 on
Travelling through Yakustk makes me feel happy, I follow a Youtube channel where it documents the living conditions there and they’re a hardy bunch. Down to -70c at times and they go about their lives just like normal.
Hopefully if this goes ahead it could bring lots of development potential for the poorer regions.
Cool idea but very impractical. Tickets would cost more than any flight with way more travel time.
MasonSoros on
Russian Snowpeircer
Lecsofej on
It took me a moment to grasp it at first. Perhaps it was because, at first glance, the distance between Paris, Berlin, and Istanbul seemed unrealistically short compared to the section that falls within Russian territory.
_Alleskaputt_ on
Аrom the Bering Strait to Yakutsk on reindeer?
Zeddi2892 on
Russian proposed – no stop in Moscow.
Seems like the proposing comrade had a free travel to the next gulag.
j-1111 on
On a hyperloop that would just be a 14h trip
LordMogroth on
If your going to Paris, why not the whole hog and continue till london.
LeoLaDawg on
That’s just a line drawn on a map. That’s not an actual proposal or useful at all.
ProbablyABore on
Sounds more like a Russian plan to have logistical access for its militaries into NATO and North America.
As the Ukraine invasion has shown, there is a difference in Russian railroad tracks and European tracks. Russian tracks are generally wider which limits their use of trains to only within Russia. US, Canada, and EU tracks are slightly skinnier. With Russia relying primarily on trains for logistical support of its militaries, along with sixe differences, there’s no way this gets built.
st_stalker on
The Moscow-Vladivostok train takes 6-7 days with no connections, Moscow is approximately near the letter U in the word R**u**ssian(Federation) on the map.
On the other hand, cargo ships, judging by google, promise to deliver cargo from New York to Paris in 6-10 days
defcry on
Unless its for cargo it doesnt make any sense. And even that doesnt make sense given the sanctions, tensions and uncertainty.
xlxc19 on
This is so when they invade and illegally annex the rest of Europe they have a quick way to send military equipment and sex dolls to their soldiers! Genius!
Grolschisgood on
Just build a bridge and go straight you cowards!
JoePheonixx on
But why????
Eastmelb on
Free vodka on the cross-Siberia leg. Keep you warm.
standard_cog on
Who gives a shit about Russian anything while they’re invading Ukraine?
Fuck then and any of their ideas, I hope they get ground to a paste.
mindlight on
Because creating infrastructure that is heavily dependent on Russia has shown to be such an awesome idea the last 2½ years?
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I can’t say I’ve ever seen a world map from this angle
maintenance in this region of the world would be a pain in the ass
Gotta take like 3 months right?
id rather take a plane.
You could go from new york to sagres, portugal
This would be interesting
reallifelore made a video about this topic: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0OtAJDBKk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx0OtAJDBKk)
https://preview.redd.it/jh011jyy7wrd1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62d9567abcb9ef247efd0cfb54e27c5b27fd8072
That Bering Strait bridge would be insanely long & building it would be a nightmare & a half.
Too bad Russia is ruled by a violent sociopath.
How old is this concept of a plan? Because part of it looks like the (Alcan) Alaska Highway and the aircraft delivery route to the Soviet Union during WW2.
Cozy train
I find it interestring that the existing railway goes from Berlin (pop. 3.5 x 10^6) to Taishet (pop. 3.5 x 10^4) over a distance of 6800 km. There is not much of a settlement there. I’d love to know when the Russians supposedly suggested that. Must have been better times. I can’t imagine anyone even _wanting_ a bridge across the Bering Strait at this time.
How about no, Scott.
Travelling through Yakustk makes me feel happy, I follow a Youtube channel where it documents the living conditions there and they’re a hardy bunch. Down to -70c at times and they go about their lives just like normal.
Hopefully if this goes ahead it could bring lots of development potential for the poorer regions.
Edit: Here’s the channel – [Kiun B](https://www.youtube.com/@KiunB)
Snowpiercer!
Cool idea but very impractical. Tickets would cost more than any flight with way more travel time.
Russian Snowpeircer
It took me a moment to grasp it at first. Perhaps it was because, at first glance, the distance between Paris, Berlin, and Istanbul seemed unrealistically short compared to the section that falls within Russian territory.
Аrom the Bering Strait to Yakutsk on reindeer?
Russian proposed – no stop in Moscow.
Seems like the proposing comrade had a free travel to the next gulag.
On a hyperloop that would just be a 14h trip
If your going to Paris, why not the whole hog and continue till london.
That’s just a line drawn on a map. That’s not an actual proposal or useful at all.
Sounds more like a Russian plan to have logistical access for its militaries into NATO and North America.
As the Ukraine invasion has shown, there is a difference in Russian railroad tracks and European tracks. Russian tracks are generally wider which limits their use of trains to only within Russia. US, Canada, and EU tracks are slightly skinnier. With Russia relying primarily on trains for logistical support of its militaries, along with sixe differences, there’s no way this gets built.
The Moscow-Vladivostok train takes 6-7 days with no connections, Moscow is approximately near the letter U in the word R**u**ssian(Federation) on the map.
On the other hand, cargo ships, judging by google, promise to deliver cargo from New York to Paris in 6-10 days
Unless its for cargo it doesnt make any sense. And even that doesnt make sense given the sanctions, tensions and uncertainty.
This is so when they invade and illegally annex the rest of Europe they have a quick way to send military equipment and sex dolls to their soldiers! Genius!
Just build a bridge and go straight you cowards!
But why????
Free vodka on the cross-Siberia leg. Keep you warm.
Who gives a shit about Russian anything while they’re invading Ukraine?
Fuck then and any of their ideas, I hope they get ground to a paste.
Because creating infrastructure that is heavily dependent on Russia has shown to be such an awesome idea the last 2½ years?