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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by darksaints on Thursday December 21, 2023 @03:01PM (#38726010)
Much like highways and trains, the tracks are the easy part. The hard part is in routing and termination - think interchanges, onramps, and offramps. Being underground compounds the routing and termination problem dramatically.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by asmor on Thursday December 21, 2023 @06:57PM (#38728914)
not to mention tunneling costs. if you need a benchmark, look up what it costs the swiss build.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by thfuran on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:16PM (#38729097)
I think it also massively complicates the failure modes. Freight trains pretty frequently lose cargo and or derail. That's probably way more annoying to deal with if it's in a tunnel.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by Symbiote on Friday December 22, 2023 @04:32AM (#38732543)
Only in the USA. Derailments are rare where the tracks are properly maintained, and train lengths aren't excessive.
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