Speculation about Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project is on the rise after a test last month.
For those that don’t know, the Hyperloop is a traffic-defying train that runs through a highly pressurized tube and can take passengers up to 700 miles in one hour. Most of the stories about Musk’s new project focus either on the fact that the idea for a high-pressure tube-train dates back as far as the 18th century or on issues of its practicality. What gets overlooked, is the potential for Musk’s Hyperloop concept to take usher in a new era of freight rail sophistication.
