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Local politics, the county, and the world, as viewed by Tammy Maygra Tammy’s views are her own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bill Eagle, his pastor, Tammy’s neighbors, Wayne Mayo, Brian Stout, Former President Trump, Henry Heimuller, Joe Biden, Jerry Falwell Jr., Mike Johnson, Ted Cruz, Joe Biden’s dogs, or Claudia Eagle’s Cats. This Tammy’s Take (with the exception of this disclaimer) is not paid for or written by, or even reviewed by anyone but Tammy and she refuses to be bullied by anyone. See Bill’s Standard Disclaimer
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Hyperloop, Super Fast Train. Not in your immediate future
High Speed Bullet Trains
The T-Flight is a maglev hyper loop train that hit a record-breaking speed of 387 mph on a short test track — but engineers want to double that rate so the train can carry passengers at speeds faster than if they were traveling by plane. Built by the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. Hyperloop trains work by pushing magnetically levitating pods through tunnels with very little air resistance. And they have out sped, the previous record holder for the fastest maglev train is the L0 Series SCMaglev in Japan, which can hit a top speed of 375 mph. To reach such high speeds, the trains must meet almost no friction. So CASIC smoothed the test track to a flatness with a 0.01 inch tolerance, meaning there is a 0.01 inch difference between the lowest and highest point of the flat surface. The 20-foot-wide tunnel also has a geometric size error of less than 0.1 inch (2 mm), meaning the margin of error against a perfect shape. And the entire pipeline can return to normal pressure in five minutes. In the T-Flight's second phase of testing, they will extend the track to 37 miles and allow the train to reach 621 mph. If they can achieve this top speed, the maglev train would be even faster than a passenger jet, which cruises at an average range between 575 and 600 mph. The company is not stopping at that speed but are still working on developing plans for a connection between Wuhan and Beijing that can reach up to 1,243 mph. Wow! And this is the same people who believe shark fins, tiger bones bear bladders and dolphin bladder make them have an erection. Unbelievable! How they can be so backwards and futuristic at the same time. Hyperloop systems can move vehicles or pods at speeds much faster than conventional trains — most of which are restricted to 59 mph in the U.S. Elon Musk first proposed a hyperloop system for the U.S. in 2013, but more than a decade later, Musk's vision has yet to see the light of day. One of the biggest companies in the industry, Virgin, shut down its own hyperloop company, which most recently went by the name Virgin Hyperloop in 2023. The US does not have the infrastructure in place. Here are a few reasons the US does not have these trains or is focusing on them, Our unique model of urban and suburban development, The strength of our property rights, Car culture, or America's lingering obsession with the automobile, The lasting power of network effects ,An existing rail network is geared towards long-haul commercial freight traffic. The US could put a bullet train going from coast to coast in certain areas maybe, but would it be cost effective yet? probably not. But some day we could have these trains too. But we Americans like our cars! Unlike the U.S. most other countries are far more willing to place heavy taxes on vehicles in an effort to curb demand. In Singapore car buyers must pay an additional 150% on top of the price of the car in excise and registration duties. In Taiwan, taxes are not as high but still more than doubles the effective price. We don’t have train stations and transit systems which to use after leaving the train. We have a straight train system while other countries have interacting lines. But some day we will figure it all out, until then I will fire up the Chevy and head off to parts unknown and not worry about it.
Tammy
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