Posted on 09/29/2015 4:46:38 PM PDT by McGruff
The world has been hearing about the Nazi gold train for weeks, and we may finally be getting closer to a confirmation or denial. The Polish army has converged upon the southwestern Poland site where the train could be located, with explosives, chemical, and radiation experts making sure there's no danger, especially since the train was rumored to have been booby-trapped, the AP reports. "Our goal is to check whether there's any hazardous material," a Polish colonel leading the search tells AFP. The military personnel are using ground-penetrating radar and mine detectors in their probe near Walbrzych, and the governor of the region notes that "other decisions" about the search for the train will be made after the site passes its safety check.
The colonel says the search will last six days or so, with soldiers digging a little over 3 feet below the surface, per the Daily Mail—not nearly deep enough, say the men who claim to have found the train. "[That's] pointless," Piotr Koper told reporters, per the Mail. "The train is about [26 feet] down. They will not find anything." He adds that he and partner Andreas Richter—who want 10% of whatever's on the train if it's found—have figured out a way to get the train out. "We have spent much time examining the logistical problems. … We should be allowed to do this." They may be miffed at being left out of the loop, but the city of Walbrzych is reaping the benefits of what NBC News calls a "tourism gold rush," with restaurants, cab drivers, and tour operators reporting a boom. "Loch Ness is famous for a monster never found. This is like our Loch Ness monster," a local historian tells NBC. (Local authorities are nervous treasure-hunters may get run down by actual working trains.)
I hope they find something there...that would be so cool.
“I hope they find something there...that would be so cool.”
Could be a real time capsule. Treasures, or evidence of unspeakable horrors someone wanted gone. Or anything in between.
Ping me when they’ve actually found it. Like remnant water on Mars, I’ll believe it when I see it.
At least it’s providing the Poles with shovel-ready jobs.
And boosting tourism to the region!
Why would the Germans bury a bunch of tanks when they desperately needed them? Same for weapons, explosives, etc.
Preparing for the Fourth Reich.
Lol...I somehow missed every one of those.
A small Mexican village called, Lalo: They're missing their village Commie.
Of course, Lalo has got a pretty good gig sucking off the up-and-coming college stupid student class at YET ANOTHER infiltrated-by-Commies-and-SJWs "higher education" institution [Otis College of Art and Design, Commiefornia].
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Interesting throughout, but spoiler alert -- denouement the same as Al Capone's Vault.
BBC Hunting the Nazi Gold Train 2016
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