New York to Beijing in two hours without leaving the ground?

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Artists conception of an ETT station

How the ETT tubes would look when installed

Front (or rear) view of an ETT capsule in a maglev tube

Cutaway view of an ETT capsule in the evacuated transport tube

An ETT (Evacuated Tube Transport) line in which car-sized passenger/cargo capsules would travel

Article Summary

Although there are similarities to the Startram concept we looked at recently, this take on maglev-like transport is all on terra firma and, if it ever eventuates, would take passengers from New York to Beijing in just two hours. Advocates of Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) claim it is silent, cheaper than planes, trains or cars and faster than jets.