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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by bobthepanda on Thursday December 21, 2023 @08:57PM (#38729995)
Also as a practical matter, a lot of systems stop running to discourage traveling; the underground may be safe but you still have to travel on the surface to your final destination
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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by MBCook on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:37PM (#38730272)
Subways work well, but I have a hard time seeing people travel long distances such as between metro areas knowing their entire journey would be underground.

Maybe people would get used to it. I don’t know.

I was only thinking of freight really since it doesn’t matter.

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Re:Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit by Ekaros on Friday December 22, 2023 @02:06AM (#38731720)
There are two areas where such tunnels make sense. You are either going underwater or you are going through mountain. That is you need to it to go through an obstacle.

For rest, over ground or above ground is preferred.

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