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		jcromartie on Aug 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hyperloop The distance between the pylons is small enough that adjacent pylons may be redundant. It's also a massive steel tube which would be pretty strong in itself compared to rails (or roads).

zevyoura on Aug 12, 2013 [–]

The tube itself also isn't bearing nearly the same load as a train track.

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