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Originally Posted by Thunderball
One word... why?
The bering strait is 600 miles away from anything remotely major, that being Anchorage. On the other side, Magadan and Yakutsk are over a thousand miles away, and both are about the same size as Regina.
The only possible use would be tourism and shipping. But with shipping, is it really any quicker or more efficient than an ocean liner?
Sounds like an international white elephant to me.
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I think many people thought the same thing about tramscontinental railroads in the 19th century too.
Not saying you're wrong, but I don't think it's crazy to suggest that growth as a result is a possibility.
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