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Old 01-17-2017, 02:13 AM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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This would be amazing; give people an exciting option to use high-speed rail and make commuting between major cities a realistic option. It also would also make the region a true financial player in the vein of California or the Bos-Wash corridor.
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:09 AM
 
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It's not that Americans have preferred cars over public transit over the past 60 years, but that they were/are so heavily subsidized and the real costs hidden (that we use the term, "freeways" to describe insanely expensive highways speaks volumes) and buried elsewhere (in several cases that's in a coffin at the cost of a human life).
Please think about what you are writing. It is human nature to not want to be sandwiched in with a bunch of strangers that you don't know, many of whom are derelicts, don't have good personal hygiene habits or just looking to pick your pockets. How many people enjoy air travel? Nobody does. And if people don't enjoy air travel, why would you think that they would enjoy riding on a street car, a train or a bus?

In fact, Megabus, which I have taken once before and generally liked (I had to pick up a car in Des Moines) just stopped serving Columbus. You can't even get people to use private transportation with a $25 fare. That should tell you how much people enjoy riding with strangers.

BTW, those freeways are mostly paid for with gasoline taxes. Except for the money they take out of gas taxes to fund public transportation, that is. Truckers pay the overwhelming majority of those taxes. The road system primarily exists to promote commerce although it was initially envisioned for defense.
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Old 01-21-2017, 11:17 AM
 
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This would be amazing; give people an exciting option to use high-speed rail and make commuting between major cities a realistic option. It also would also make the region a true financial player in the vein of California or the Bos-Wash corridor.
This sounds to me like there is a high level of danger involved. I don't want to be the guy they used to work all the kinks out of the system.

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IOne potential issue is that no cities/towns between the hubs would benefit from the route, really. The quick times would depend on few, if any stops. Only Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago would stand to directly benefit, as well as immediately adjacent communities with relatively easy hub access.
Why is this a problem? When you fly from Philadelphia to Columbus, the plane doesn't stop off at Hagerstown, Morgantown, Wheeling, Cambridge and Zanesville before landing in Columbus.
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Old 01-21-2017, 07:07 PM
 
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Why is this a problem? When you fly from Philadelphia to Columbus, the plane doesn't stop off at Hagerstown, Morgantown, Wheeling, Cambridge and Zanesville before landing in Columbus.
It might matter when it comes to funding and local support. I don't think it'll be a huge issue, but it's going to be harder to get some towns/cities agreeing to routes through or near them if they don't see any benefit.
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Old 02-18-2018, 04:59 PM
 
Location: cleveland
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I thought the plan was to first link Columbus to Chicago?

Hyperloop: Traveling from Cleveland to Chicago in minutes one step closer to reality | fox8.com
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Old 02-18-2018, 08:30 PM
 
Location: La Jolla
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Looks like Cleveland got in the competition a few months ago, a guess those finalists weren't set in stone. CHI-CLE-PIT makes way more sense to me.
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Old 02-18-2018, 11:14 PM
 
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They are different proposals from 2 separate companies.
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Old 02-19-2018, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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They are different proposals from 2 separate companies.
Don't worry- neither will ever actually happen.
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Old 02-20-2018, 06:51 AM
 
Location: Kansas City MO
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It's funny to watch these threads about "Hyperloop" talking about it like it could actually happen. Perhaps we could get Doc Brown's DeLorean fired up as well!
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Old 02-20-2018, 09:27 PM
 
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Pittsburgh is 185 hours from Columbus. The cost and pollution likely associated with such a long commute would be wasteful IMO, although perhaps not as wasteful as a 60-mile commute by car on a crowded highway. Do you actually know that the pollution and cost would be relatively minimal, or do you just like to argue in ignorance?
Obviously I meant to write 185 miles from Columbus for those few persons too dumb to figure it out.

Just now got back to this thread.
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