Consultants to start preliminary studies of Hyperloop One route from Pittsburgh to Chicago

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July 1, 2018 at 12:33 p.m. UTC

Consultants can get to work laying a route between Pittsburgh, Columbus and Chicago for the proposed Hyperloop One transportation system.

According to our news partners at TribLIVE.com, this is the first time a Hyperloop will be considered in an environmental impact study.

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Leaders say Hyperloop One will be able to get to Chicago in less than 45 minutes, with speeds topping 700 miles per hour.

The company hopes to have a working system by 2023.

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