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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by trhway on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:45PM (#38729365)
Hinderburg-like at 100 ton itself can carry about 120 ton payload, ie. payload of 2 train cars.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by mynameisnoone on Thursday December 21, 2023 @07:57PM (#38729491)
And where does one dock this massive beast in a city with controlled airspace?
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by trhway on Thursday December 21, 2023 @08:23PM (#38729722)
In a distribution center outside of the city the cargo is transferred onto local electric Amazon/UPS/etc. delivery trucks/vans.
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by dragonwriter on Thursday December 21, 2023 @10:03PM (#38730478)
So, the equivalent of a 100 car freight train would be a 50 Hindenburg zeppelin fleet?
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