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Why bother with Hyperloop to Albany? The train right-of-way already exists (and it's beautiful), the terminals already exist. Plus, people want to go to Hudson,
by Nav_Panel 9y ago
Why bother with Hyperloop to Albany? The train right-of-way already exists (and it's beautiful), the terminals already exist. Plus, people want to go to Hudson, Poughkeepsie, Tarrytown, etc. Just make it very high speed rail and suddenly the full trip is <1 hour instead of >2.
- Touche 9y agoThat's a great start! A hyperloop would be half that (or more), so obviously it's more attractive for that reason.
- Nav_Panel 9y agoA hyperloop terminal would probably be located in a vastly less convenient location than Penn Station. I expect for many NYC residents it'd be a shorter trip to take a high speed train through the existing right-of-way than to take a hyperloop, similar to how it's often faster to take the train from NYC to DC than to fly. I really do not see the appeal of hyperloop in any situation involving high density land use, and I also do not see how it could work in locations without high density.
- Touche 9y agoThe appeal is speed. I think you see the appeal. You don't see the logistics. Which is fair.