[Doctor Stochastic]

For about 150 years, people have been trying to get some type of transportation line from Kansas City to the West Coast. The shortest goes south through Presidio Texas, Chihuahua City, and Topolobampo in Sinaloa (spellings?). There was a rail line there about 40 years ago (I've taken the train.) which goes through the Barranca del Cobre, a canyon somewhat larger than the Grand Canyon. It's economically a good idea, except: (hah!) Mexico's government is so corrupt that they can't even make this break even. Topolombampo has a beautiful harbor, much like LAN Francisco's but larger.

The "private sector" has been shipping through Laredo and Nuevo Laredo for years; this is one of the largest PoE's in the US. Again, the corruption of the border officials (and now the drug lords) makes it not so feasible.

What drives these things is that water shipment is cheaper than rail or road shipment. Even a small savings is important when moving lots of merchandise.

[winodog]

Thanks for the info. I can be sold on the need for better roads and shipping throughout America. I cant be sold on exporting and importing all these vital goods from a country that is as corrupt and unfriendly to America as Mexico is.

Lets improve our ports first.