Hyperloop Photos: Visionary Elon Musk's Futuristic Transport System (Gallery)

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Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Sketch

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

Elon Musk, of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, revealed his futuristic "Hyperloop" transportation system on August 12, 2013. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Rendering

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

This rendering shows the Hyperloop passenger transport capsule conceptual design unveiled by SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Aug. 12, 2013. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Passenger Capsule

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

This image shows a concept for Elon Musk's novel Hyperloop passenger capsule with doors open at a station. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Tube Between Los Angeles and San Francisco

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

Hyperloop tube stretching from Los Angeles to San Francisco. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Streamlines for Capsule Inside Hyperloop

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

This image features the streamlines for capsule traveling at high subsonic velocities inside Hyperloop, the futuristic transportation concept by Elon Musk. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Passenger Capsule

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Capsule in Tube Cutaway

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Route Overview

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Los Angeles/Grapevine South Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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I-5 Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route.

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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First Mode Shape of Hyperloop

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Hyperloop Maximum Shear Stress

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

[Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

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Energy Cost Per Passenger Graph

Credit: Elon Musk/SpaceX

Energy cost per passenger for a journey between Los Angeles and San Francisco for various modes of transport. [Full Story: Hyperloop Unveiled - Billionaire Elon Musk Reveals Wild Idea for Superfast Travel]

Hyperloop Photos: Visionary Elon Musk's Futuristic Transport System (Gallery)

Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Sketch

Hyperloop Passenger Transport Capsule Conceptual Design Rendering

Hyperloop Passenger Capsule

Hyperloop Tube Between Los Angeles and San Francisco

Streamlines for Capsule Inside Hyperloop

Hyperloop Passenger Capsule

Hyperloop Capsule in Tube Cutaway

Hyperloop Route Overview

Los Angeles/Grapevine South Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route

I-5 Section of Proposed Hyperloop Route.

First Mode Shape of Hyperloop

Hyperloop Maximum Shear Stress

Energy Cost Per Passenger Graph

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