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DannyBee
on Aug 12, 2013
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Railway track built above ground has to support weight of the cars, which seems significantly higher ....
benjamincburns
on Aug 13, 2013
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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
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the cars, over a smaller footprint.
DannyBee
on Aug 14, 2013
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Railway cars weigh approximate 30 tons (unloaded) to 140 tons (loaded).
Even a Ford F150 truck only weighs 2 tons.
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