Comments on: Chung’s Grand Railway http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 16 May 2008 03:00:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117252 SomeguyinKorea Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:01:30 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117252 #7, I think you'd hit an awful lot of North Korean tunnels if you did. Most of their factories, the few that they have, are said to be underground. #7,

I think you’d hit an awful lot of North Korean tunnels if you did. Most of their factories, the few that they have, are said to be underground.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117139 sewing Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:21:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117139 It is already theoretically possible to run trains from Busan to Beijing, Budapest, Barecelona, or even Birmingham; or from Mokpo to Moscow, Madrid, or Manchester. There would just be the small consideration of, er, a "fee" for running rights north of the DMZ.... It is already theoretically possible to run trains from Busan to Beijing, Budapest, Barecelona, or even Birmingham; or from Mokpo to Moscow, Madrid, or Manchester. There would just be the small consideration of, er, a “fee” for running rights north of the DMZ….

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117103 sanshinseon Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:37:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117103 NK could be entirely tunneled under.... NK could be entirely tunneled under….

]]> By: tbonetylr http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117088 tbonetylr Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:34:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117088 # 4 In the Herald... "It will be 'Railroad Dong-yong,' not canal 'Myung-bak,' that saves Korea." Chung said during a press conference at a port in Busan. I'm sure Kim, Jung-il or China wouldn't mind the rail being called that. What or who could possibly save Korea? http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2007/11/09/200711090055.asp # 2 Seoulsearching sucks! I had an e-mail address with them for over a year and suddenly it was wiped out, lost some good contacts/info. # 4 In the Herald… “It will be ‘Railroad Dong-yong,’ not canal ‘Myung-bak,’ that saves Korea.” Chung said during a press conference at a port in Busan.

I’m sure Kim, Jung-il or China wouldn’t mind the rail being called that. What or who could possibly save Korea?

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/N.....090055.asp

# 2 Seoulsearching sucks! I had an e-mail address with them for over a year and suddenly it was wiped out, lost some good contacts/info.

]]> By: ecorn http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117074 ecorn Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:30:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117074 @4 No. I'm proposing the name "Chung-a Chung-a Choo Choo" @4

No. I’m proposing the name “Chung-a Chung-a Choo Choo”

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117068 SomeguyinKorea Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:04:21 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117068 So, what would they call the project? 'Grand Chung Railroad'? So, what would they call the project? ‘Grand Chung Railroad’?

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117059 snow Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:34:09 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117059 Yes, Chung can promise the world, but like Roh, would likely deliver nothing but failures. Yes, Chung can promise the world, but like Roh, would likely deliver nothing but failures.

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117053 SomeguyinKorea Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:21:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-117053 It's already been done. http://www.seoulsearching.com/dmz/ Building more rail won't change the fact that the trains would still be blocked at the DMZ. It’s already been done.

http://www.seoulsearching.com/dmz/

Building more rail won’t change the fact that the trains would still be blocked at the DMZ.

]]> By: globalvillageidiot http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-116963 globalvillageidiot Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:21:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/11/09/chungs-grand-railway/#comment-116963 I don't like Chung, but it isn't as moronic as the canal idea. Yet, not unlike his education plans, he's a little vague on the details. I don’t like Chung, but it isn’t as moronic as the canal idea. Yet, not unlike his education plans, he’s a little vague on the details.

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