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helodriver87 t1_j0s41jo wrote

It's also going to cause serious damage and destabilization in the underwater cave systems of the region. I give it a decade before a cave ceiling gives way and swallows a train.

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joyfullypresent OP t1_j0s6cel wrote

Living in an area with mine subsidence, that was the first thing I thought of. I guess they've never seen a sinkhole swallow a house. I wouldn't ride that train!

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HKChad t1_j0t1dbo wrote

I give it less than that. I dive those caves and some are only 10ft deep, that's not much ceiling. They are ruining a unique place for a stupid train that's just a money laundering scheme and will never actually be useful.

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helodriver87 t1_j0t8lbx wrote

Yeah, I've seen sunlight coming through holes in the ceiling in Nohoch as I crossed a sand pile at single digit depths. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

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SeanConneryShlapsh t1_j0vx1o1 wrote

Ever watch The Curse of Oak island? The entire island is flooded with shafts and tunnels. It’s unreal the entire island hasn’t collapsed in on itself.

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