Hyperloop One is considering 11 US routes for its futuristic transport system ' here they are

Hyperloop One isseriously considering building its high-speed transit systemin several states in the United States.The Los Angeles-based startupheld a two-day event in Washington DC this week to showcaseits "Vision in America." The event served two purposes: one, to consider a 11US route proposals for the high-speed transit system, and two, to meet with federal regulators in Washington about getting the system up-and-running."We're trying to position Hyperloop as one of the best candidates that there are for re-inventing infrastructure in America," Nick Earle, Hyperloop One's senior vice president for global operations, told Business Insider. "It's built in America, it can be implemented in America, it's made in America... there are a lot of reasons why it fits with the national agenda right now.'The event shows Hyperloop One is trying to get ahead of the regulatory curve before it even proves the technology.The startup plans to launch a public trial, which Earle refers to as the company's "Kitty Hawk moment," on its two-mile development track in Nevada by the end of June. But acompanyhas yet to prove the system Tesla CEO Elon Musk outlined in a White Paper in 2013.Earlier this year, Hyperloop One launched a global challenge to crowdsource route proposals for a Hyperloop system in the US.After receiving over 2,600 submissions, the startup selected 11 finalists to presenttheir vision in DC.Hyperloop One says it will ultimately select two or three routes to study further. Scroll down for a look at all the routes under consideration:SEE ALSO:Here's how Hyperloop One's massive, high-speed transport system will work1. Hyperloop MassachussettsLed by Holly McNamara, selectman of the town of Somerset, the team proposes using a Hyperloop to connect Boston and Providence with stops at Somerset and Fall River. The Hyperloop would run for 64 miles.The goal is to build an elevated system that shares highways and rail righ-of-ways with connections to the Northeast Corridor, Amtrak's most popular rail line that runs between Washington D.C. and Boston.2. Team Rocky Mountain Hyperloop ConsortiumThe team is led byJohn Whitcomb,a member of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society. It proposed a long, 1,152-mile route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Houston, Texas with stops in Denver, Dallas, and Forth Worth.3. Team Hyperloop MissouriThe team is composed of Missouri's Department of Transportation and is led by Thomas Blair, the department's assistant district engineer,highlighting some state support for the project. The 240-mile route between Kansas and St. Louis would stop in Columbia.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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