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moe

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Richard Branson and John Chambers are live on Metro News making the announcement. Not sure what this all is but some aspect of this will be in WV. Grant and Tucker counties. Certification center and 6 mile segment. It's a pretty big deal.
 
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My daughter had lunch and dinner with John Chambers this year and also attended the hyper loop public discussion. It's pretty cool...personally, I never thought it would become real. A lot of this is going through the Innovation Center (Encova). If you have an idea that could actually work, the center has millions to help you get it up and running. If you want to move a business to WV...they will help with that also.
 

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Richard Branson and John Chambers are live on Metro News making the announcement. Not sure what this all is but some aspect of this will be in WV. Grant and Tucker counties. Certification center and 6 mile segment. It's a pretty big deal.
48 million dollars added to the State’s economy +6k jobs added in the long run. That’s amazing.
 
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MountaineerWV

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Is this thing legit? The hyperloop idea? I can't take it too serious talking about traveling through a tube at 600 mph. Seems a little too sci-fi for me right now.
 

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This is really cool for the state and those who live there who truly embrace these investments for the future....

With that said, a lot of you fukers will want to start planning to move to South Dakota, because if this works, WV will be infested with techi, lib tree huggers driving these projects.....WVA will be back to being blue in 10-years....
 

polar80

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Richard Branson and John Chambers are live on Metro News making the announcement. Not sure what this all is but some aspect of this will be in WV. Grant and Tucker counties. Certification center and 6 mile segment. It's a pretty big deal.
Mt. Storm-Davis Thomas area? Grew up in Grant County. Grant County has taken a big hit, since Obama pretty much destroyed the coal industry.
 

moe

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Mt. Storm-Davis Thomas area? Grew up in Grant County. Grant County has taken a big hit, since Obama pretty much destroyed the coal industry.
 

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Several thoughts.....,.Great news for the State.......This should seal the election deal for Justice..........The environmental groups will fight this........I should not have sold my place in Canaan Valley.
 

moe

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Several thoughts.....,.Great news for the State.......This should seal the election deal for Justice..........The environmental groups will fight this........I should not have sold my place in Canaan Valley.
Really going out on a limb there with that Justice prediction [eyeroll] you'll probably predict a Trump win in WV too lol
 

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I heard about this a while back. It's not only the Hyperloop facility that is going to go in. There's other major investments that will eventually be announced as well.

In terms of the Hyperloop tech.... we'll see. IMHO mag lev is a better route, as Hyperloops apparently relay on maintaining a vacuum for vehicles to ride in.
 
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I heard about this a while back. It's not only the Hyperloop facility that is going to go in. There's other major investments that will eventually be announced as well.

In terms of the Hyperloop tech.... we'll see. IMHO mag lev is a better route, as Hyperloops apparently relay on maintaining a vacuum for vehicles to ride in.

Hypeloops use "vacuum" technology but also uses linear induction motors. It uses both.