This isn't science fiction -- hyperloop is an option for mass transit through Texas
How feasible is a 700-mph hyperloop that would send riders in a near-vacuum tube from Laredo to Fort Worth in 48 minutes?
Engineers think it’s pretty feasible.
Hyperloop, which uses electric propulsion to shoot passengers in a pod through low-pressure tubes, ranks the highest among possible high-speed transportation options to connect Texas cities along the Interstate 35 corridor, according to a study presented this week to Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO.
And while a Hyperloop system doesn’t exist yet anywhere in the world, outside of a test site in the Nevada desert, Steven Duong, urban planner for the engineering firm AECOM, said the technology has advanced quickly enough that it is a reasonable contender for high-speed transit across the state.
“While it is obviously dramatic and fanciful, there is also a lot of reason for optimism,” he said. “Our opinion is that is has developed fast enough and far along enough in the last four years that knowing that the time horizon for potential technology deployment in the state of Texas is a ways off, it does seem like it is an important technology worth considering.”
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20191213/this-isnrsquot-science-fiction-mdash-hyperloop-is-option-for-mass-transit-through-texas
It is an interesting proposal, particularly if they include stops in the cities along the route such as San Antonio, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Austin, Georgetown, Temple, and Waco. If they form an alliance with Oklahoma, then Denton, Sherman, OKC, and Tulsa could also be included in the plan.
