Why Are Thirdies Obsessed With Trains?

I'm sure it'll serve some purpose but you'd need a shit ton of trains to transport just a single ship's worth of cargo and mind you they still need time to travel the distance not to mention the unreliability and issues that could arise with this rail system going through the wilderness in three latinx countries

Like I said it'll serve some purpose but it's not a panama canal alternative, latinx countries dont use ports to export to each other it's not how it works

t. work on ships

idk why they just don't use some drone shit to fly upwards and let earth rotate until they reach the destination

Note, China has built a multibillion investment megaport in Chancay, Peru, to counter the eventual orange man tariffs and other future burgerstani threats, they'll just keep trading and focusing on South America and Africa.
This is why the burger officials are getting nervous.

You would need rocket propulsion to operate the drone in space and you would need a lot of fuel to keep the drone from crashing back to Earth away from its destination, and the drone would start of with angular velocity since you launched it from Earth, if you were to shoot a football 10km high straight up into the air, from your point of view it's path would be roughly a straight line up and down, but from the point of view of an observer on space the football would have a parabolic path since it started off with the same angular that everyone and everything on Earth have.

Based Brazilian intellectual.

*same angular velocity

Step 1: Cargo from Brazil

In the first calculation, we estimated that 6 freight trains are needed to transport the cargo of a single Handymax bulk carrier (which has an average cargo capacity of 45,000 tons).

Step 2: Cargo Volume between Brazil and Peru

The main commodities moved from Brazil to Peru are likely to include agricultural products (e.g., soybeans) and mineral exports (e.g., iron ore), but these quantities depend on the trade flow.

However, since Brazilian exports to Peru aren’t likely to include such massive volumes compared to Brazil’s total global exports, we can consider a smaller percentage of the trade flow for this hypothetical railroad.

Let’s assume a 10 million tons per year cargo flow from Brazil to Peru by rail (a reasonable but simplified estimate for smaller-volume freight compared to sea exports). This is far less than what might be seen from Brazil to its main global export destinations, but it fits a more regional trade model.

Step 3: How Many Trains for 10 Million Tons

Using our earlier assumption that each train can carry 8,000 tons, we can calculate the number of trains required to move 10 million tons of cargo.
Number of trains=Cargo to be transportedCapacity of one train=10,000,000tons8,000tons/train=1,250trains

Step 4: Yearly Train Frequency

To get an idea of how frequently these trains would need to run, we can divide the number of trains by the number of days in a year (365 days):
Trains per day=1,250trains365days≈3.4trains per day
So, around 3 to 4 trains per day would be needed to transport 10 million tons of cargo between Brazil and Peru.

Conclusion:

To efficiently run a freight railroad system from Brazil to Peru for a cargo flow of 10 million tons per year, you would need around 1,250 freight trains annually. These would need to run at a frequency of about 3 to 4 trains per day to handle the cargo volume.

Hmmm, now you tell me macacobro since you'd know the local better, would it reasonably work?

i appreciate the serious answer anon

what the fuck lmao

To efficiently run a freight railroad system from Brazil to Peru for a cargo flow of 10 million tons per year, you would need around 1,250 freight trains annually. These would need to run at a frequency of about 3 to 4 trains per day to handle the cargo volume.

Hmmm, now you tell me macacobro since you'd know the local better, would it reasonably work?

Not sure, never even saw a train in my life, but 3 to 4 trains sounds doable, no?

Okay, but what if you make those 1250 trains fly into the air and have the earth rotate and then drop the trains onto their destination?

Brazilian intellectual here btw.

We're talking efficiency so 3 to 4 trains loaded day in and day out, the whole operation would need to work like clockwork 365 days of the year.

In an out through the complex terrain of the Amazon and Andes along with the border crossings of Bolivia and Peru factoring in the customs and operational delays. Weather conditions like rain, snow, or heat could affect the train's ability to maintain a consistent speed. Flooding or landslides could also halt or delay travel, particularly in regions prone to such events.

I'm assuming they'd make some sort of deal for the customs inspections, paperwork, and border security checks can cause delays, particularly if there are inefficiencies or corruption at the border.

I propose shooting the freight (cargo boxes, coal clumps, soybeans) with railguns into the stratosphere for eventual reentry onto a very large pillow.

trans*

Thank you train autist.

true, lots of challenges but idk, i think we can do it, we will probably mess it up eventually but if it works well 95% of the time, why not?

Trains are much more efficient at transporting goods. Building a train line between those four countries would be great for trade. And trade equals more money and development. Some thinng your canadian shithole lacks.

I made a mistake in that I didn't factor in other possible imports and not just Brazil moving their own export alternatively
If we factor in possible imports from other countries as an alternative to the Panama Canal, and assuming these imports are being transported by rail from ports in Brazil to Peru (or vice versa), this would add complexity to the system and increase the amount of cargo to be handled.

Imports through other countries

If goods from other countries are being transported the overall volume of cargo being transported will increase significantly. Instead of relying on the Panama Canal goods would enter Brazil’s ports and then be sent by rail through Bolivia to Peru.

Let's consider imports from China, India, and Europe via Brazilian ports, destined for Peru, could include bulk commodities like minerals, machinery, electronics, etc. We’ll assume that the total volume of goods to be transported increases due to this alternative route, but the exact volume would depend on trade agreements and other stuff. For simplicity, lets consider imports accounting for a significant increase in the overall cargo volume

10 million tons of additional goods could be rerouted via Brazil to Peru and this is be a conservative estimate.

With 10 million tons per year being transported by freight train 1,250 trains would be required to move that cargo so if we were to add a significant volume of cargo from other countries to this flow, the number of trains would obviously increase. So lets add that the rerouted goods could be another 10 million tons per year in additional cargo

For 20 million tons annually,

Number of trains=20,000,000tons8,000tons/train=2,500trains per year

Trains per day would be needed for these scenarios:

For 2,500 trains per year
2,500trains365days≈6.85trains per day

So, about 7 trains per day would be needed for 20 million tons annually.

I dont trust in any mega-project made by socialist governments bros...

Milei was right. You shouldn't do any business with any communist assassins.

LMFAO this is all because latinx are insecure about the ANGLOGOD CANAL?

KEK

this is a buff to drug smuggling

It causes less pollution o algo

If we were really obsessed with trains we wouldn't have so little railways you dumb canuck nigger.

Peru has been stuck over 10 years trying to build a metro line and they have only opened 5 stations. Bolivia has a massive trucker mafia that is willing to do a coup if the government supports rail over trucks. It won't happen.

They're cheaper. Simple as.

rail as alternative to cargo ships

bruh

cause the auto industry and airline industry wouldn't like that

Cost estimated at $10-15bn

I can assure it won't cost only that

How will they transport goods from Chile to Brazil? Cargo ship around South America?

cheaper transport means cheaper prices for products. you don't think this line will be used mainly for public transportation do you.

trains are comfy, planes require me to wait 2 hours before takeoff

trucks that take weeks
no wonder brazilian products were so expensive when I was in Chile some months ago

Regular rail if managed right can run with optimal cost. Literally if we just built a mega-rail network in the US I guarantee people would start using it. Especially with how expensive cars are getting.

Yeah, I suspect that there will be more trade in SA between countries since perishable goods will take days instead of weeks, and also more trade on large items that can't be loaded onto trucks. And more trade with China that will take 20 days instead of 40 days shipping.

According to the post, the Elizabeth Line cost the UK $25B and it was only 100km long. This SA line will cost $10B but 4500km long. Even if it doubles to $20B it still seems "cheap" comparatively.