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Re:The Boring Company [video] by andrewprock on Friday April 28, 2017 @05:47PM (#14223351)
Maybe one day we could connect the individual pods, and even gasp route these "coupled cars" on rails above ground.

I wonder if anyone has tried that yet?

Re:The Boring Company [video] by badosu on Friday April 28, 2017 @06:03PM (#14223498)
That would be amazing! I wonder if car manufacturers wouldn't oppose it through some sneaky moves though...
Re:The Boring Company [video] by namlem on Friday April 28, 2017 @07:45PM (#14224089)
Above ground rail isn't practical in urban areas. The video had silly car tunnels, but in practice, I'm sure the bulk of their business will be subway tunnels.
Re:The Boring Company [video] by strange_quark on Friday April 28, 2017 @10:12PM (#14224660)
What? The Chicago L and NYC subways (both of which carry hundreds of millions of riders per year) have many, many miles of either at-grade or above-grade track.