[bareford101]

what is the likely outcome in regards to America? I know obamanation is not interested in this, but I am.

[rockvillem]

Isn’t “dry canal” an oxymoron?

It’s a rail line between ports on opposite coasts. Ships would have to be unloaded, contents loaded onto trains, and then the process reversed on the other side.

Could be a competitor to the Panama Canal, but the terminology in the article is odd.

[Political Junkie Too]

How about a real canal in Mexico that follows Hwy 185 from the south shore to the north to the coastal city of Coatzacoalcos? This would have several benefits: 1) shovel-ready jobs for Mexican workers, 2) it would be a natural border between North America and Central America.

-PJ

[bert]

Perhaps there is no outcome.

We now have a container port in Mexico that ships containers up through Texas to points mid and east.

The port supplements expensive (union) and overburdened Southern California ports.

[FreeAtlanta]

Maybe, the Chinese will help Colombia fight their Communist Terrorism problem.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Ref post #2.

Panama has been developing great ports on both sides (Atl, Pac). It has a good rail system from one end to the other which can be increased in size. The distance between the Pacific and Atlantic is only 50 miles. Guess who wins?

There is also the third locks which will be ready in 2014.

Chavez is snorting coke or something again.