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>the US should be doing the same with MagLev/hyperloop In what way is hyperloop better than high-speed rail? I've never seen any credible study or report that
by macspoofing 9y ago
>the US should be doing the same with MagLev/hyperloop
In what way is hyperloop better than high-speed rail? I've never seen any credible study or report that argues it. Hyperloop also has massive unsolved (and potentially unsolvable) technical issues - like building a vacuum chamber of unprecedented size.
- serhei 9y agoAgreed. The Swiss did study something similar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swissmetro) but their proposal looks a lot more expensive and is entirely in-tunnel.