Virgin Hyperloop forgoes plan to link Columbus with Chicago, Pittsburgh …

A proposal to connect Chicago, Columbus and Pittsburgh via magnetic hyperloop tube is on hold. Driving the news: Virgin Hyperloop laid off half its staff in February and announced it’s shifting focus to transporting freight instead of people. The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission had been working with the company since 2017 on developing plans, but told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last …

Link: https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2022/04/11/chicago-columbus-pittsburgh-virgin-hyperloop-plans