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Re: Alaska gov asks Trump for permit for AK-Alberta rail line
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 04-01-2019 - 13:23
John Bruce Wrote:
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> One one hand, I think China developed an
> engineering solution to laying track across tundra
> and permafrost on its line to Tibet, and the
> Alaska Railroad also runs all year on tundra. On
> the other hand, BC Rail did a lot of work grading
> its Dease Lake extension in the 1970s, and it
> seems like a more practical idea to revive the
> Dease Lake extension, which I believe was always
> meant to eventually reach Alaska as well.
How far is the Dease Lake extension graded? And what was the reasoning for building it?
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> One one hand, I think China developed an
> engineering solution to laying track across tundra
> and permafrost on its line to Tibet, and the
> Alaska Railroad also runs all year on tundra. On
> the other hand, BC Rail did a lot of work grading
> its Dease Lake extension in the 1970s, and it
> seems like a more practical idea to revive the
> Dease Lake extension, which I believe was always
> meant to eventually reach Alaska as well.
How far is the Dease Lake extension graded? And what was the reasoning for building it?
