ext_31953 ([identity profile] argonel.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] boogieshoes 2009-10-06 07:15 pm (UTC)

Sorry, water still wins by a long shot. If you restrict it to overland transport rail is king. When you look at cost per mile*ton (or kg*km if you prefer) water costs pennies, rail dimes, and everything else dollars or tens of dollars. Unfortunately it's rather challenging building a navigable river across a mountain range, for some reason they all want to move downhill.

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