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Wait, so there's no low-pressure component to this project? If I'm reading correctly it's basically a series of high-speed electric shuttles in the tunnel rath
by mdorazio 8y ago
Wait, so there's no low-pressure component to this project? If I'm reading correctly it's basically a series of high-speed electric shuttles in the tunnel rather than anything like the hyperloop concept.
- almost_usual 8y agoIt’s 3.6 miles. Why over engineer it?
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- mdorazio 8y agoI had assumed that if they were going to the trouble of digging a multi-mile tunnel they would use it as a test bed for key hyperloop technologies. It's obviously not going to make any money, so it seems like it's more of a proof of concept to help pitch bigger projects to cities in the future. But as-is, this has lower passenger capacity per minute and more failure points than a fast lightrail system.
- traek 8y agoThis is unrelated to the Hyperloop concept.
- acjohnson55 8y agoIt's actually related. The tunnels are meant to be forward compatible with Hyperloop. Just no vacuum for short distances.
- piinbinary 8y agoWith a ~4 minute travel time, the tunnel is probably short enough that going faster isn't worthwhile.