The Northeast corridor is one of the busiest corporate travel routes in United Stated, connecting Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. About 316,000 Bostonians traveling to New York, and about 1,000,000 New Yorkers traveling to Boston every year only for business are using the 200-mile distance between Boston and New York.
There are even more travelers commuting between New York City and Washington D.C.
making New York Penn Station and Washington D.C. Union Station the first and second busiest train stations in the country. Despite the fact that the connection between these four cities is well developed and various modes of transportations have been in use (frequent flights, Amtrak, and multiple bus lines), the travel time still falls within 2-5 hours, and the ticket price, with the exception of the buses, is still pretty steep.
Not only do all these four cities are important business destinations, but they also hold cultural, educational and commercial significance in the region. With their long history the cities have much to offer from historical landmarks and historic trails to cultural events such as concerts and operas, art museums and galleries, as well sports and recreational events.
Needless to say, connecting the cities with the Hyperloop - a more efficient, sustainable and faster means of transportation - would make a tremendous impact within the Northeast Corridor, improving their congestion, productivity, commerce as well as ease of traveling and comfort. A family can catch a Broadway show in Time Square and yet be back home in Boston for bedtime; or the businessman can have a breakfast meeting at the Capitol in DC and be back in New York for lunchtime.
Overview: In the East Coast routes, the development was so dense that we changed to an algorithm that takes a route as input, and mathematically optimizes travel time under a 0.5 total G-force constraint.
1. NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA, PA
Today, time is our most valued asset; not only as individuals but also for the success of our business, the growth of our economy and most importantly for the destiny of our future. As a country that focuses on rapid growth and technological development, our daily routine to include effective time management in our travel requirements is a critical key to our success. Living and working in the North Eastern region of the Unites States is a prime example of how we value and place importance of our time.
The North Eastern Corridor region is the fifth largest economy in the world, generating over 21 percent of the U.S. National GDP. Over 150 million tourists visit New York, Washington D.C, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore per year. The increasing demand for both business and non business travel between these states and the need to link suppliers, manufacturers, shippers and customers within the region has led to a realm of challenges faced by local transportation industries and mega commuters. Hyperloop transportation technologies has the potential to offer businesses and commuters of the Northeast Corridor a high speed transit system that would help reduce highway congestion, travel delays, travel time in each direction and overall travel cost. Hyperloop also would leave much less of a carbon footprint.
The most common methods of transit currently used by daily commuters to travel from New York to Philadelphia are Air travel from LaGuardia or JFK, Amtrak rail lines, SEPTA, Bolt Bus and driving route I-95 S. Amtrak is currently the fastest way to travel (1 hr. 25 min) but too costly for many adding up to around $1395 per monthly pass or $54/ticket for one-way coach seats. A one-way flight from (LGA) to (PHL) can cost on average $332 with total travel time up to 3.5 hours. SEPTA train can become costly if not timed right using the SEPTA to NJ Transit connection and total travel time would equal 3 hours. Bus fare averages $10 per one-way trip but with less comfort and longer travel time and possible frequent stops.
With average traffic conditions, it currently takes about 1 hour and 57 minutes to travel by car via I-95 South from New York to Philadelphia. For roughly the same amount of money spent on gasoline per trip $20 commuters can make it to their destination in just minutes in comparison by taking the Hyperloop.
A Hyperloop capsule route from New York to Philadelphia would add great advantage to the transportation industry by disencumbering much of the load carried by other forms of transit, reducing congestion, it would be safer for the environment and it would provide a more affordable and convenient commute by cutting travel time
2 New York to Boston (Feasibility Score: 10, Travel time: 19.5 minutes)
While commuter-rail transportation along the Eastern Seaboard is well established, the prospect of truly high-speed ground transportation (near Mach 1) remains elusive. The Hyperloop offers the prospect for many Easterners of transcending their conventional transportation and engaging in authentic high-speed transport which makes the route from the Big Apple to Bean Town seem like a commute to the local grocery store. In fact, to be sure, an enterprising commuter could certainly shop for their groceries in one city while dining at home in the next - that is the benefit and value of the Hyperloop!
Here, we analyzed three possible routes (Red, Black, Green):
3 New York to Boston (Feasibility Score: 10, Travel time: 19.5 minutes)
While commuter-rail transportation along the Eastern Seaboard is well established, the prospect of truly high-speed ground transportation (near Mach 1) remains elusive. The Hyperloop offers the prospect for many Easterners of transcending their conventional transportation and engaging in authentic high-speed transport which makes the route from the Big Apple to Bean Town seem like a commute to the local grocery store. In fact, to be sure, an enterprising commuter could certainly shop for their groceries in one city while dining at home in the next - that is the benefit and value of the Hyperloop!
Here, we analyzed three possible routes (Red, Black, Green):
4 New York to Washington D.C. (Feasibility Score: 10, Travel time: 21 minutes)
As already stated, commuter-rail transportation along the Eastern Seaboard is well established but the prospect of truly high-speed ground transportation (near Mach 1) remains elusive. In addition, the value of this transportation to the Nation’s Capital will make access to some of Washington D.C.’s monuments along, “The Mall” accessible to students from urban centers who might not have this kind of opportunity otherwise.