Monday, 12 January 2015

Poland's Elbląg Canal

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Thanks to steep variations in elevation, Poland's Elbląg Canal is broken up into short strips of water that are separated by stretches of land that make the course traditionally unnavigable.

However, undaunted by the very shape of the Earth, local engineers solved the problem by creating a series of railroad tracks that let passing ships turn into railroad cars for the more troublesome portions of the journey.

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