Perhaps the most famous train of the future, the Virgin Hyperloop One is a constant darling of the news cycle. The system had its first passenger test run in 2020, and the results were promising.
Projected routes include Miami to Orlando, Mexico City to Guadalajara and Dallas to Houston. The idea is to provide the speeds of air travel without the high costs and environmental damage of planes. The company doesn’t say this, but we are all looking forward to minimizing our interactions with TSA.
To visualize how fast the Hyperloop is projected to be, you have to compare it to the current fastest train in the world, the Shanghai Transrapid. Hyperloop One will travel at 760 miles per hour. The Shanghai Transrapid goes at 267 miles per hour.
That’s almost 500 miles per hour — or almost three times — faster than any existing train.
