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U.S. advances review of Musk's Baltimore-Washington tunnel project

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U.S. advances review of Musk's Baltimore-Washington tunnel project - Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued a draft environmental assessment for a Washington, D.C. to Baltimore tunnel that would carry passengers between the cities at high speeds in autonomous electric vehicles, the first step in a joint federal-state review of the Elon Musk project.

Musk’s Boring Co has proposed a privately funded 35.3-mile “loop project” that would include twin underground tunnels transporting passengers at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.
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Between his cars & rockets, I wonder when Musk sleeps. I'd love to ride this system, a real forward step into the 21st Century.
 
JacksinPA said:
U.S. advances review of Musk's Baltimore-Washington tunnel project - Reuters

(Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday issued a draft environmental assessment for a Washington, D.C. to Baltimore tunnel that would carry passengers between the cities at high speeds in autonomous electric vehicles, the first step in a joint federal-state review of the Elon Musk project.

Musk’s Boring Co has proposed a privately funded 35.3-mile “loop project” that would include twin underground tunnels transporting passengers at speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.
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Between his cars & rockets, I wonder when Musk sleeps. I'd love to ride this system, a real forward step into the 21st Century.
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I'm not at all sure if such point-to-point systems make as much sense as those with intermediate stops. It may well benefit Baltimore more than DC since the cost of living is significantly lower in Baltimore. I could definitely see a benefit from living in (or near) Baltimore and working in (or near) DC but not the other way around.

Cost of Living Comparison Between Baltimore, MD, United States And Washington, DC, United States
 
ttwtt78640 said:
I'm not at all sure if such point-to-point systems make as much sense as those with intermediate stops. It may well benefit Baltimore more than DC since the cost of living is significantly lower in Baltimore. I could definitely see a benefit from living in (or near) Baltimore and working in (or near) DC but not the other way around.

Cost of Living Comparison Between Baltimore, MD, United States And Washington, DC, United States
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I took the Acela from D.C. to Metropark, NJ. The ride from D.C. to Baltimore was SRO, combined with the disturbing swaying caused by riding on century-old roadbed. D.C. to Baltimore will be a big commuter draw as D.C. is too expensive for most middle-income workers while Baltimore is not. Smart planning by Musk's team.
 
Regular ass train tunnel? Sure.

The “hyper loop” vacuum tunnels? Ludicrous.
 
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