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Virgin Hyperloop, the long-anticipated superfast passenger train that promised speeds of up to 1,080 kilometers per hour (670 miles per hour), has made the decision to no longer transport passengers ...

VEENDAM, NetherlandsVEENDAM, Netherlands — A 420-meter (quarter-mile) white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the ...

Imagine sitting in a pod with several other passengers, speeding through a tunnel at nearly airplane speeds, propelled by powerful motors. There’s little noise and even less pollution. At Virgin ...

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies announced plans today to open a research and development center in Toulouse, France. The Playa Vista-based company is ramping up its operations after raising $30 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A 420-meter ...