Comments on: Building the BAM

By: Mirage_GSM

Mirage_GSM — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:19:14 +0000

[quote]another viewpoint said: “…just remember, before Washington DC decided on using the acronym of WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), they wanted something similar to the BART system in San Francisco. However, someone realized that Federal Area Rapid Transit, would probably not go over too well.”[/quote]
And “Washington Area Rapid Transit” would be only incrementally better…

By: HawkeyeXX

HawkeyeXX — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:54:58 +0000

I’ve only got one remark for this article. They didn’t use the jet engine pictured to thaw the ice. It’s rather doubtful that the soviets had a J58 laying around. (See SR-71/A-12)

By: SunnieDelite

SunnieDelite — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:52:03 +0000

Wow. Great comments and insightful, intelligent discourse (for the most part)… am I still in America? Great place and wonderful articles! I went and checked out the official BAM site and I ended up sending them some edits (just because I could and I had the time and they invited assistance on the site). I learned a lot about the BAM. I think I’d really like to ride it one day. It definately sounds like a unique experience! Thanks for opening my eyes to it!

By: BrianTung

BrianTung — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 23:46:15 +0000

This is obviously way late, but in the last paragraph, do you mean trans-continental or inter-continental?

By: Anonymousx2

Anonymousx2 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:04:02 +0000

Last.

By: Hoekstes

Hoekstes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:20:31 +0000

[quote]Rockadilly said: “that $451,233,600,999 U. S. dollars (www.costofwar.com)
G-nite”[/quote]
And this is supposed to substantiate your point? Which is what again?
I’d rather build that space elevator or that tunnel under the Atlantic. Hell you could build them both twice.
And I know I’m posting two weeks behind schedule – I was on holiday.

By: Hoekstes

Hoekstes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:38:29 +0000

[quote]CrowdKiller said: “I think i heard somewhere that there is also a plan to link South America to Africa. This would enable you to go by train (or car maybe?) all around the world. A nice idea would’nt you say?”[/quote]

When was the last time you played with a globe or read a map? Unless you’re talking about optic cables, but I haven’t seen a train riding on one of those and don’t think I’m going to real soon either.

By: Rockadilly

Rockadilly — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:16:47 +0000

[quote]orc_jr said: “My apologies if I sounded argumentative or accusatory.”[/quote]

No need to apologize there mate. You were quite right about what I said making no sense in the BAM article, I didn’t take it as an argy bargy. Thanks for pointing it out. It at least helped to take my mind off the dingos. Well, have to go before my ute runs dry. Have to check the fence out back of Bourke before I lose another Boer to the bloody scavengers, and the misses gives me a whack.

Speaking of “off subject”, Radiation Donnie, how about another dazzler there mate. Help make me, and others as happy as a pig in mud. No new articles and slow comments are almost as bad as a case of empties.

G-day