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Railway track built above ground has to support weight of the cars, which seems significantly higher ....



Unless Musk has found a way to make the cars weightless, the tube must support the weight of the cars. Further, the pylons must support the weight of the tube and the cars, over a smaller footprint.


Railway cars weigh approximate 30 tons (unloaded) to 140 tons (loaded).

Even a Ford F150 truck only weighs 2 tons.




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