What is Canada's take on this? Is there enough benefit to Canada and political interest to even consider it?
Bring back the Slumbercoaches!!
WSH wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKM-World_LinkThanx. The article's title is "Bering Strait bridge", but it also mentions proposals for a Bering Strait tunnel.
Checking on the proposals in http://www.alaskacanadarail.org I find that the proposed routes will go through Alaska, the Yukon Territory, and British Columbia.
Most favored lines:
Fairbanks, AK - Delta Junction, AK - Carmacks, YT - Watson Lake, YT - Dease Lake, BC - Hazelton, BC (existing railroad line)
Carmacks, YT - Whitehorse, YT - Skagway, AK (port)
Alternate lines:
Delta Junction, AK - Whitehorse, YT - Watson Lake, YT - Fort Nelson, BC (existing railroad line)
Dease Lake, BC - Minaret, BC (existing railroad line)
Dease Lake, BC - Mackenzie, BC (existing railroad line)
The site mentions proposals to export to Asia a lot of coal and iron ore, and also the possibility of tourist railroading, already an active business for the Anchorage - Fairbanks Alaska Railroad.
