Comments on: Elon Musk Has Unveiled The Hyperloop Details

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 06:03:00 +0000

The Hyperloop is an exciting idea for fast distance travel, but similar to current public transportation options like California’s Silicon Valley light rail system or Caltrain commuter train system, it relies on the public to travel to and from a designated train stop. If one were to use our BiModal Glideway system you’d be able to travel from door to door without relying on changing trains, busses or leaving your car in a crowded commuter parking lot during the day where it could be vandalized. Visit our website for a short video description and more information about the BiModal Glideway and leave us your comments or questions about our system. We can also be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:33:00 +0000

I’ve taken it couple of times round trip. I enjoy traveling by train.

By: Amber Archangel

Amber Archangel — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:35:00 +0000

What a nice image, thanks. It would be a joy to have that service on the west coast. How are we so far behind the east coast? We have nothing like that. A friend is traveling the rails between San Diego, the central coast and northern Washington. There are many delays, it is not fast and there are no cars traveling with the passengers. Sometimes the onboard food service doesn’t have enough food for everyone to have dinner on the train. (How is that even possible?) We on the west coast really need a fast rail service, being able to travel and have our car at the destination is like a dream.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:33:00 +0000

What a nice image, thanks. It would be
a joy to have that service on the west coast. How are we so far behind the east
coast? We have nothing like that. A friend is traveling the rails between San
Diego, the central coast and northern Washington. There are many delays, it is
not fast and there are no cars traveling with the passengers. Sometimes the
food service doesn’t have enough food for everyone to have dinner on the train.
(How is that even possible?) We on the west coast really need a fast rail
service. Being able to travel and have our car at the destination is
like a dream.

By: globi

globi — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:47:00 +0000

This is an old concept.

Swissmetro (same concept) is already over 20 years old:

http://www.swissmetro.ch/en

By: Jouni Valkonen

Jouni Valkonen — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:38:00 +0000

Even after all the details published and you are still confusing Hyperloop to ET3 vacuum train project. These ideas have nothing to do with each other, but they are based on wholy different approaches. Hyperloop is based on air cushion levitation where as ET3 vacuum tube is based on magnetic levitation at vacuum.

By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 03:04:00 +0000

I’ve actually used that service. Watching the snow fall out the train window knowing once I get to FL the crappy weather would be replaced with vacation weather. I drove back but it was a very nice experience having the car all packed up on the train with me. I can’t imagine what it would be like to spend an hour packing up the car for a 30 minute trip though!

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:12:00 +0000

There’s been lots of hype about this, but there’s no possibility of the ‘loop’ ever existing. Read the .PDF with a critical eye and you’ll agree.

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:08:00 +0000

America’s passenger rail service, AmTrac, is a quasi-government operation. All of the freight railroads are corporations.

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 00:05:00 +0000

I guess you never heard of Amtrac’s Auto-Train. It runs between Reston, VA and Sanford, FL (near Disneyworld.) Carrying passengers’ autos is not ‘innovative’ at all.

By: Amber Archangel

Amber Archangel — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:59:00 +0000

Wow! He included cars in the capsules. That’s innovative. I
drive that corridor between San Francisco, California and Los Angeles,
California. Elon’s Hyperloop would be life-changing. I’d visit the Getty Museum
much more frequently. Thanks for the news

By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:38:00 +0000

Nicholas, you say “On a side note: Could the problem with US railways be that the government hires for-profit corporations to manage them instead of doing it themselves? That includes not only the actual cost of operating the railway, but the profit margin of the corporations as well, and the corporations may overcharge the government and get away with it.”

That makes me wonder. Government does a horrible job. Look at NASA. Government with corporations does a horrible job. Look at the military industrial complex. Corporations by themselves do a horrible job. Look at our auto industries. I wonder because I just can’t identify the problem. I’d like to simplify and say because our government is totally corrupt it encourages bad behavior from our corporations. Our government is certainly not interested in the populace other than to secure them safely away in a matrix like state…