https://youtu.be/oziSR8nOznA
Nice enough. They never address the financial or political hurdles related to a Hyperloop. A major problem we've faced is Southwest Airlines contractors opposing even remote competition from high speed rail or our low speed rail.
I had hoped that someone would have the courage to state whether any of the existing high speed rail systems are profitable or how much they cost to keep going.
China's high speed rail is built for political reasons, to create jobs, to control or overwhelm remote ethnic minorities (think of the development of American railroads to control or destroy American Indian nations), and to improve overall economic development.
To avoid competion with the Texas Central Railway, we propose a passenger service from
Houston to Shreveport,
Shreveport to Dallas,
Dallas to Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma City to Little Rock,
Little Rock to Shreveport route.
We would require extensive public decision making, input, and review to determine the routing and public needs of our low speed rail proposal. We would also request public participation if we were to develop a Hyperloop. These two different systems, our introductory low speed, commuter oriented system, and a Hyperloop or high speed system could operate on different routes or the same route, given the will of the people.
It appears that a Hyperloop system would be exclusive to passengers, mail, or high value goods. I don't see the Hyperloop as addressing freight service.
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