"trainfinder22"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>No a Liberal Candadian Parlemnet could block off the St.Laurence if
>they decided that they did want to support US Policy in the Middle
>East. By Cutting us off of grain and Iron ore and our outlet from the
>industrail heartland to the Atlantic could put a dent in our war
>machine
I believe you ought to review the differences in gauge of the SL
Seaway and the Erie canal. The former takes significant ocean-going
ships, the latter canal barges. It would take an awful lot of the
latter to carry the same amount of cargo as one of the former.
Even if you add the capacity of the route from Lake Michigan to the
Mississippi, I think you would be nowhere near making up for the loss
of capacity if the Seaway were to close.
But don't tell the Army! It might stop maintaining the Erie, which
would be a shame.
However, I'm not sure I like the idea of meeting something large going
15 mph on a canal.
Adrian
Adrian Stott
07956-299966
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