Rumor: High-speed tube travel concept in the works

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20. I like my Low-Speed Concept better.

First of all it's not powered by fossil fuels. There are solar panels alongside the right-of-way, geothermal power plants, various kinds of load balancing schemes, etc.

It goes maybe 35 mph but it never stops. Boarding and exiting is by special shuttle cars that run along side and then return to the station.

The main train is like a rolling hotel, with restaurants, movies, bars, wifi, and other entertainment. Or you can just look out the window if you like.

It's a world where nobody is ever in a hurry but the air ambulances.

Want to cross an ocean? You board a great sailing ship that is as comfortable as the train.

There's no hurry ever for anything but life-or-death emergencies, and those are rare. Two month annual vacations are the norm, with a year off every decade or so. Good work is easy to find anywhere you go.