Proposed Florida HyperLoop

[Tonytone]

I guess this would be considered a highway since its a connection between cities but check this out. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-to-orlando-hyperloop-proposed-by-florida-department-of-transportation-officials-9261976 

Post moved to the Southeast board where it belongs.  This was originally posted in the Delaware thread in Mid-Atlantic.  -Mark

[DeaconG]

I'd love to see it happen, but considering how all the other proposals for high-speed rail have turned out in Florida, I wouldn't hold my breath. I still remember the big fiasco in the mid-90s when they wanted to build a high-speed rail from Port Canaveral to Tampa via Orlando, unfortunately they decided that they'd haul garbage from the port for the first five years and then 'maybe' they'd build a terminal at Port Canaveral.

So of course Brevard County said "up you and your train" and that was the end of that.

I'd love to see Hyperloop come to fruition but I think they have many years of testing ahead before they can make it a viable thing.

Also...maybe this should be in Mass Transit instead?

[kkt]

Hyperloop doesn't offer much compared to HSR.  The need to maintain an airtight seal around the tube, and another airtight seal around every door and window of the train would be expensive and failure-prone.  HSR operates at 320 km/hr.  Hyperloop might have a higher top speed, but the conditions that would allow speeds higher than 320 are very few.

[The Ghostbuster]

I'm not sold on the hyperloop concept. Also, wouldn't the hyperloop concept be better suited for the Washington D.C.-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York-Boston northeastern corridor?

[Tonytone]

I'm not sold on the hyperloop concept. Also, wouldn't the hyperloop concept be better suited for the Washington D.C.-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York-Boston northeastern corridor?

Yea, but wouldn't you like to zoom from Miami to NYC or lets say boston in half an hour? Also Florida is a very busy city. Brickle in Miami has seen some sprawl in the past years.

[hotdogPi]

Also Florida is a very busy city.

Which of the 49 states is the city of Florida in?

[Tonytone]

Also Florida is a very busy city.

Which of the 49 states is the city of Florida in?

LMAO, i mean to say state. that was funny.

[formulanone]

Also Florida is a very busy city.

Which of the 49 states is the city of Florida in?

New York, Massachusetts, and Missouri, depending on your definition of "city".

High-speed rail was bandied about in the Sunshine State for 30-35 years until anything happened, so I won't get too hopeful anytime soon.

[kkt]

But if HSR is successful in California, more states may follow.

[Tonytone]

But if HSR is successful in California, more states may follow.

I think most states are now on the wave of bringing trains back, in NYC they are bringing trollycars back to a certain part because of the lack of subway, (IRONIC RIGHT?) But with that being said, i would rather take a train then a car if we had accessible and frequent stations. Hell, we barley finished our 1 STATE HIGHWAY 

[english si]

Yea, but wouldn't you like to zoom from Miami to NYC or lets say boston in half an hour?

I'm sure people would like to travel that distance in that time.

However, I'm also sure they would not want to do it in a vehicle that wouldn't be out of place further up the Florida coast: cramped, high-Gs, low-capacity, and if one little thing goes wrong then big disaster - only without the views, weightlessness, large amount of staff dedicated to your vehicle and its safety and all the jazz that travelling with NASA provides.

[DJStephens]

Pie in the Sky.  Better to support Greyhound Bus, they provide a valuable service in the transportation of students and other low income folks.   If this country ever slides towards socialism, nationalization of Greyhound would be a logical step.   

[roadman65]

They may have rail to Orlando as the new Airport terminal at OIA is featuring a rail station for the moment.  Its part of a bigger plan to have rail come in from Cocoa to Orlando's airport via future tracks along State Road 528 then using the FEC tracks down to South Florida. 

It is unclear whether FDOT plans to extend Sunrail to the new train station or build other alternatives, but there is a stub at the south end of the new transportation facility for the Sunrail as it would use an existing rail line that carries coal trains to and from the OU Power Plant in East Orange County that skirts the southern end of the OIA property line.

More at the OIA website of the new addition and future aspirations.https://orlandoairports.net/getting-around-mco/intermodal-terminal-facility/