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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: combjelly who wrote (800534)8/9/2014 1:00:57 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 1583100
 
So far. Someone needs to do the engineering on it. The benefits would be enormous if, and so far that is a big if, it works. It should be a lot cheaper to build and can be built quickly.

Oh yeah, its been a major theme of scifi for years........a transcontinental train taking an hour or less to traverse the country. I just haven't heard anyone doing experiments.......and clearly Musk has his hands full with Tesla.

The concept sounds doable to me.......isn't it somewhat similar to the vacuum tubes you see at drive thru banks?

Medians of highways and interstates could be used and when those curve too much, it doesn't require much as to right of way.

Definitely.

It is something that is worth a gamble. Heck, some states could develop it. For California and/or Texas it would be more than worth it. Think of it as an extension of the highway system. It certainly could take a lot of pressure off of the highways. It would be perfect for certain types of cargo.

I think either state could start with a short route......Austin/Houston or LA/San Diego. The start up costs would be less consuming.


Mag lev is a different kettle of worms. If you don't use superconductors the tolerances are very, very tight. And that is problematic

Yeah, as they are finding out.
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