Re: Water supply and railroads?
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 05-25-2016 - 13:08

fkrock Wrote:
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> There was a plan many years ago to tow ice bergs
> down from the arctic to supply water to Southern
> California but it never happened.


The Iceberg "Train", nuclear powered, courtesy of the Rand Corporation ...

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/science/assets_c/2011/08/icebergrtain-thumb-615x486-60277.jpg

Image linked from, and an article, here:
[www.theatlantic.com]



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Water supply and railroads? F. 05-24-2016 - 07:53
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  Re: Water supply and railroads? Further thoughts mook 05-24-2016 - 10:45
  Montana! Pdxrailtransit 05-24-2016 - 12:00
  Re: Montana! F 05-24-2016 - 12:21
  Re: Montana! Pdxrailtransit 05-24-2016 - 12:42
  Re: Montana! Dave in New Mexico 05-24-2016 - 13:03
  Re: Montana! Pdxrailtransit 05-24-2016 - 14:27
  Transporting Water Ba-Woosh! 05-24-2016 - 12:59
  Re: Transporting Water mook 05-24-2016 - 14:17
  Re: Transporting Water Dave in New Mexico 05-25-2016 - 07:17
  Re: Water supply and railroads? trackwalker 05-24-2016 - 13:22
  Re: Water supply and railroads? Ba-Woosh! 05-24-2016 - 13:30
  Re: Water supply and railroads? clipper841 05-24-2016 - 13:41
  Re: Water supply and railroads? fkrock 05-25-2016 - 09:35
  Re: Water supply and railroads? How Dry I am 05-25-2016 - 13:05
  Re: Water supply and railroads? Graham Buxton 05-25-2016 - 13:08
  Klamath River.... ES 05-25-2016 - 15:03
  Re: Water supply and railroads? Ba-Woosh! 05-26-2016 - 09:09
  Re: Water supply and railroads? Tony Burzio 05-25-2016 - 11:53
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