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Originally Posted by aberdeen5698
Not cheaply. Rail lines can only tolerate a 2% grade, so the approaches need to be much longer. That would be very expensive and also likely problematic given the built infrastructure around the rail right of way on both sides of the river.
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Even 2% is generous. For fully-laden cars carrying mineral ore, the maximum grade is 0.5%. (I used to work as a rail engineer)
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