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		ricardobeat on May 17, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Boring Company FAQ You are making too many assumptions about the system. For example, their goal seems to be multiple stacked tunnels vs a single one for metro, plus trains don't go 125mph.

wbl on May 17, 2017 | [–]

BART hits 80 and is slow. 150 mph is very attainable.

ricardobeat on May 17, 2017 | | [–]

With a 35mph average according to Wikipedia. Which urban metro system achieves those kind of speeds?

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