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Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com Hyperloop’s loss is high-speed rail’s gain | TechCrunch

In 2013, Elon Musk published a white paper that teased the idea of zipping from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just 35 minutes through a vacuum-sealed

Finally everyone sees the hyperloop as a massive Elmo grift.

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Brightline is also building what it calls “the nation’s first true high-speed rail network” between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. That project received $3 billion of the funding recently announced by the Biden administration, and is expected to break ground in early 2024.
Oh for FUCKS sake
- I don't see the issue?
  
  I think it might be my poor reading comprehension, but it sounded like brightline was some hyperloop nonsense that was getting federal funding
  
  Nope, they're for real!
  
  for rail!*

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