definitely worth doing a cost benefit analysis on for those involved and for that rail line. Timeline from the site Dub gave a link to:
The EW Line Parks Project Schedule and Agenda. · September 2008: 300 - Page, PIB Pre-Feasibility Study Written Report delivered worldwide in English & Mandarin! · November/December 2008: National mini-summits: PIB National mini-summits are scheduled for China – India - Japan - Korea & Taiwan; leading to contract Commitment to the Bankable Feasibility Study led by global steelmakers and interested associate and investor PIB consortium parties. Refer to EWLP web site for agenda dates and schedules. · December 2008: Feasibility Study Begins! – 2 ¼ years! Overall Project Feasibility Research Planning & Design, Government Approvals Equity and Debt Planning acquire lands and access, administered by EWLP and the joint feasibility consortium advisory board as formed and approved. Consortium members share capital is to be committed to the public unlisted company at the end of the bankable feasibility study. · 2011: Construction Schedule to begin: – 3 years! Rail line and rolling stock equipment built and supplied, PIB Industrial Smelting Park lands prepared and the at least 2 blast furnaces constructed at each end ready for the first conjoint operations to begin. · 2014: Smelter Park units commence production and first PIB trains run: PIB customer/shareholder global steelmakers/investors/associates will invite their national heads of government’s to celebrate and ride on the first train continental crossing.
