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by throwaways85989 1401 days ago
It was ever just a hype photo operation, to prevent good public transport from taking hold / being invested in?
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I would suggest you read this article:

https://jalopnik.com/did-musk-propose-hyperloop-to-stop-cali...

Basically, one person made that accusation but its not really true.

Hyperloop seems to have been made to prevent California high speed rail. That the rail was "good" is difficult to make a case for.