re: India Opens World’s Highest Railroad Bridge Linking Kashmir To Rest Of Country

Posted by SWINC

Member since Sep 2022

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 12:24 pm to LuckyTiger

Indian bridge what could go wrong

Posted by KingOfTheWorld

South of heaven, west of hell

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 12:29 pm to LuckyTiger

That’s an amazing build. I have a crippling fear of heights. I have recurring nightmares about falling from high places. It’s mostly developed in adulthood for some reason. As a kid I used to climb trees, sit in a tree stand hunting deer 40 feet in the air, walk across railroad trestles. I don’t think I could cross that bridge.

Posted by alphaandomega

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 1:02 pm to umrebel2009

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Enjoy the views while they be serving dysentery soup to the passengers with their feet

Check out Tspeed on instagrams "doo doo kitchen". He posts commentary on sidewalk food service in third world countries. This is a funny one, especially the family of rats waiting patiently for the "chef" to drop something.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHwg-b-vepY/

Posted by Old Money

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 1:06 pm to LuckyTiger

I like the walkways on the side. There are a lot of videos of Indians taking selfies on the tracks and getting nuked by trains. This might be huge for that

Posted by trinidadtiger

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 1:32 pm to SWINC

I find it funny that so many make fun of Indian culture.....and then lament the fact they are kicking Americans arses in America with their job performance.

Quite ironic dont ya think

Posted by dkreller

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 2:33 pm to LuckyTiger

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Replaces rope pedestrian bridge that was destroyed by an archaeologist in the 1930s.

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1,181 feet above the river.

frick that noise

Posted by highcotton2

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 2:37 pm to LuckyTiger

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Replaces rope pedestrian bridge that was destroyed by an archaeologist in the 1930s.

Need more information on this story. How did an archeologist come to destroy a bridge?

Posted by Kjnstkmn

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 3:15 pm to LuckyTiger

In before

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tragedy in India

Posted by trinidadtiger

Member since Jun 2017

19987 posts

Posted on 6/7/25 at 3:18 pm to Kjnstkmn

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In before
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tragedy in India

I didnt realize we had CIA in India

Posted by Bestbank Tiger

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 3:23 pm to LuckyTiger

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1,181 feet above the river

Nope.

Posted by DesScorp

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Posted on 6/7/25 at 4:27 pm to Stumpknocker

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No big deal, it will just take it longer to hit the bottom of the canyon when it plunges…

Pakis will blow it up. Watch.

Posted by Rodo

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Posted on 6/8/25 at 8:35 am to Kingpenm3

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The Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link running through the rugged Himalayas was built at a cost of nearly $5 billion. It includes 36 tunnels spanning 119 kilometers and 943 bridges that allow travel through valleys and mountain passes by train, while previously connectivity in the region was only possible using dangerous roads or by air. The dedication of the rail link “marks a new chapter in mobility, trade and tourism for Jammu and Kashmir,” New Delhi said.

Yep. California has spent $15 billion and hasn't laid a mile of track.

Rodo