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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (9634)	10/17/2009 10:50:10 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24216

[Persian] Gulf Train A $20 to $25 billion train line on the southern side of the Persian Gulf linking the six nations of the Gulf Co-operation Council (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman I think). An article on the UAE section link below. This section will be 1,100+ km from KSA to Oman and should have the first section open by 2014 and completed by 2017 for a minimum of $8.2 billion. Abu Dhabi wants some spur lines that would add to the length and cost. Estimates are 30 million tonnes of freight/year, passenger estimates still being worked on (but they will build it regardless of estimates it appears). Option of speeding up construction is under discussion. business24-7.ae. Later, connections through Iraq (and/or possibly Syria) will add Iran (rail links to Baghdad and Basra are under construction), the EU and China with direct standard gauge rail links, some of it electrified. Best Hopes for Energy Efficient Transportation and Reduced ELM, Alan