Admiral Beez
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Well said, certainly Russia's Trans-Siberian railway today is doing exactly what I'd aspired it to be in my OP. So, let me reposit my original query. How can we get the Russian railway functionally in place, double tracked (where necessary) earlier.You seem to be overlooking the point that this is Russia doing this.
They've got some really ambitious plans for 2030.
https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/russianrailway-map.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=640
The northern railway to the Alaskan coast looks very interesting. Perhaps one day we'll see a reconnected Bering Strait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait_crossing