Photo taken on June 27, 2013 shows China's first intelligent high-speed test train produced by CSR Qingdao Sifang Co Ltd waits to be tested in Qingdao, a coastal city in East China's Shandong province. China is considering building a high-speed railway across the Siberia and Bering Strait to Alaska, across Canada to the US. In not so distant future, people can take the train from China to the US. [Photo/Xinhua]
China is considering building a high-speed railway across the Siberia and Bering Strait to Alaska, across Canada to the US. In not so distant future, people can take the train from China to the US, according to Beijing Times Thursday citing Wang Mengshu, a railway expert and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
The proposed journey will start from China's northeast region, cross Siberia to Bering Strait, and run across the Pacific Ocean by undersea tunnel to reach Alaska, from Alaska to Canada, then on to its final destination, the US. To cross Bering Strait will require approximately 200km undersea tunnel, the technology, which is already in place will also be used on Fujian to Taiwan high-speed railway tunnel. The project will be funded and constructed by China. The details of this project are yet to be finalized.
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I've done some quick research and found a couple of goodies as seen below.
Map of Chinese proposal.It is to link with Russian rails, then to the Chinese and Japanese rail networks towards its final destination:
Cross Section of the Bering Strait tubes:
This new railroad link has been considered for years. Russia in the past also considered a cross pacific rail link similar to China's proposal as seen here by this map. Russia has since shelved the plans but China is considering picking up where Russia left off:
Alaskan realignment of rail lines to be considered o the US end of the mega-project:
