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May 12th, 2016 
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Hyperloop One: Open Air Prototype Tested in Nevada
May 11th, 2016
I’ve found that Americans, in general, only have a vague concept of what a bullet train is. They know that it’s theoretically possible to travel around the Homeland on the ancient and lumbering Amtrak system, if they want to pay a lot and go slow, but that’s about it.
Nothing worth seeing in other countries, as usual. Move along.
Now, imagine popping one of those inside a vacuum sealed cylinder, removing the air resistance… Woh.
It sounds great, but the hyperloop might as well be in the same basket as fusion power. The ETA is always a couple of decades away. As for the open air test mentioned below, sure, it’s a step toward a viable hyperloop system—in the way that a solid fuel rocket engine could be thought of as a step toward interstellar travel. *sigh*
What I’d like to know is why none of the stories that go on about how hard and expensive hyperloop transportation would be never mention this:
Enjoy the smell of diesel exhaust along your railways, Duhmerica, and here’s a consolation prize to go with it:
Via: Guardian:
Elon Musk’s much-vaunted Hyperloop supersonic train system took a tentative step towards reality with its first public track test of its propulsion system in the Nevada desert.
The company, which changed its name to Hyperloop One on Wednesday to coincide with the open-air propulsion test, has also closed an $80m series B funding round which included investment from the French national rail company SNCF.
When – and very much if – completed, the Hyperloop train would work by propelling a sled at high speeds through a vacuum-sealed tunnel, which its founder claims would be able make the journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just 30 minutes.
The Nevada test represents a very early proof of concept; there are a vast number of hurdles that the developers of Hyperloop still have to clear if the technology is to become a reality.
Hyperloop One also announced a series of other partnerships, including Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting and the British engineering consultancy group Arup, who are currently working on London’s Crossrail.
Rob Lloyd, CEO of Hyperloop One, said in a statement: “We will work alongside these world-class partners to redefine the future of transportation, providing a more immediate, safe, efficient and sustainable high-speed backbone for the movement of people and things.�
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