mvweebles
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- Joined
- Mar 21, 2019
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- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Weebles
- Vessel Make
- 1970 Willard 36 Trawler
Mexico is building a railroad across the 200 mile isthmus of Tehuantepec as an alternative to the Panama Canal. The Canal is over 1200 nms south so the time and distance savings for a cruising boat wanting to traverse coastal is significant, especially since it cuts off a big chunk of the Caribbean Sea run north from the Canal.
WSJ video - unfortunately behind a paywall. BTW - can often find a WSJ digital subscription for $1/week which, in my opinion, is the best value in journalism.
It's years away but something to keep an eye out for. There is already passenger train service on a very limited basis.
Fingers crossed something works out for boats.....
Peter
WSJ video - unfortunately behind a paywall. BTW - can often find a WSJ digital subscription for $1/week which, in my opinion, is the best value in journalism.
It's years away but something to keep an eye out for. There is already passenger train service on a very limited basis.
Fingers crossed something works out for boats.....
Peter