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MIT Wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod Design Competition

With Elon Musk in attendance, the team bested 120-plus competitors
By Nov 12, 2015
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Hyperloop Tech CEO Predicts The Hyperloop Could Become Reality by 2020

Even without direct involvement from Elon Musk
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Maryland’s Maglev Train Gets First Round Of Federal Funding

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Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Rail Link Opens to the Public This Week

Just three years after breaking ground, China will open the crown jewel of its high-speed rail network to the public...
By Jun 16, 2011
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China’s International High Speed Rail Network Begins to Take Shape in Asia

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China’s New Super-City Will Merge Nine Urban Centers into a Single, 16,000-Square-Mile Megatropolis

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