1,000 km/hour Hyperloop Coming to Canada?

Jason Wellwood August 25, 2020 4:21 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 5:17 am

THE FUTURE IS HERE! Well almost here. And by here, I mean in Alberta.

People could be travelling between Calgary and Edmonton in SUPER speed after the AB government signed an agreement with a Canadian transport tech group called TransPod. The deal will see them develop and test a high-speed hyperloop between Cowtown and the City of Champions. If it all works out, they’d be up and running in 2025.

The drive between the two cities typically takes about 3 hours. The TransPod hyperloop, with pods travelling up to 1,000 km an hour in a low-pressure tube, would take 30 minutes. Imagine? You’re in Edmonton and want to hit up the Calgary Stampede for the afternoon, BOOM! You’re there!

Unreal! I want one!!!! Where would you like to have a hyperloop go to from T-Bay?

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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