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Re:Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Becomes Reality as Agreements Secur... by godzilla82 on Monday June 08, 2015 @12:22PM (#9680079)
What about the terrain? If it were possible to go from sf to la without the elevation changes, they would have made the road by that route.
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Re:Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Becomes Reality as Agreements Secur... by pgeorgi on Monday June 08, 2015 @12:59PM (#9680418)
Terrain also plays a part. Frankfurt-Milano crosses the Alps, and it's slower (per distance) than the other examples.
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