Imagine getting from Toronto to Montreal in an hour without ever setting foot in an airport.
TransPod, a Toronto-based startup, says it’s developing new technology that it says could make that a reality in just over a decade.
The TransPod system design is complete with a fuselage, nose and tail. It floats along the rail magnetically and uses magnets and plasma technology to reach speeds of over 1,000 km/h — in theory anyway — which is about the same as the average commercial plane’s cruising speed. The fastest commuter rail in the world right now, in China, can get up to 600 km/h.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/transpod-toronto-startup-1.7035067
