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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon May 12, 2025, 07:36 PM May 12

Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project

Reposted by Mike Masnick

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As Elon Musk laid waste to the federal government, the Department of Transportation quietly met with and consulted his tunneling firm, the Boring Company, a $6 billion Amtrak tunnel project connecting Baltimore, DC and Virginia.

Our latest: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/technology/elon-musk-boring-company-amtrak.html

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM

As Elon Musk laid waste to the federal government, the Department of Transportation quietly met with and consulted his tunneling firm, the Boring Company, a billion Amtrak tunnel project connecting Baltimore, DC and Virginia.

Our latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/t...

Ryan Mac 🙃 (@rmac.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T22:24:33.929Z
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Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 12 OP
He's already proposed snowybirdie May 12 #1
He's built a short car tunnel.in Las Vegas Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 16 #2

snowybirdie

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1. He's already proposed
Mon May 12, 2025, 07:40 PM
May 12

Several huge similar projects elsewhere. LA and Chicago. None ever built. Pipe dreams. But Felon will probably go for it.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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2. He's built a short car tunnel.in Las Vegas
Fri May 16, 2025, 02:50 AM
May 16

Only one lane though. No passing lane. If one vehicle breaks down the whole thing shuts down.

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