[annerajb]

The financing would be provided by somebody else not the boring company itself. Probably a private company will get some bonds based on the project and pay for operating cost and such. Though Elon musk said he did not want public money.

[dbasedweeb]

Elon says a lot of things, and some of them even turn out to be true. The ones involving money though, seem to be less likely. This could work though, I think it’s more likely to never get off the ground. At least it’s just a tunnel, and not that Hyperloop crap. I actually have some faith in their ability to dig a tunnel, and zero faith in making a vac-train feasible.

[colordrops]

You are just going to trash one of the most accomplished engineering magnets on earth without any rationale to back up your assertion? And please don't just follow with "it's well known that it won't work".

[djrogers]

Magnate - magnets are very different things, and very rarely people. /pedant

[ScottBurson]

I thought it was a reference to Musk's ability to attract engineers :-)

[cozzyd]

"engineering magnets"

I see what you did there! 10,000 Gauss for you!

[timb07]

> I think it’s more likely to never get off the ground

It's a tunnel, duh.

[dbasedweeb]

Heh, I walked face-first into that one. Touché.