Is the world ready for a Bering Strait rail link between Alaska and Russia?

Proposals for a bridge or tunnel linking Eurasia and North American via the Bering Strait have cropped up for more than a century. Are the latest plans any more plausible than previous ones?

By Dermot Cole April 1, 2019
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In 1890, Colorado Gov. William Gilpin called for a new worldwide railroad system to connect the greatest cities on five continents.

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