# World Travel Tunnel Trains The Future Has Arrived with 'Evacuated Tube Transport' By Harris Jay Rosenberg Alterman | Published 2012-04-19 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evacuated-tube-transport References: [blameitonthevoices](http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2012/04/is-tube-travel-thing-of-future.html) & [et3](http://et3.com/) For years, people have dreamed of the day when travelling in tubes was no longer a sci-fi fantasy. That day may be nearer than one may thinks thanks to 'Evacuated Tube Transport' by ET3. This transportation system began as an idea in the 1980s and only recently has come into full force. Using airless vacuum tubes, these passenger cars travel at just over 4000mph and can carry up to six people. These tubes are not only fast, but the cost to build them is 1/10 of the cost to build a high-speed rail system. With these tubes across the globe, one could travel from New York to Los Angeles in just 45 minutes and from New York to China in just two hours. This invention only gets better because the price to travel in these tubes would be tremendously lower than any airplane or train. If this idea becomes a reality, it could be the invention that defines an entire century. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 75% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Transportation](https://www.trendhunter.com/transportation) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Vacuum Tube Transportation:** Companies should explore vacuum tube technology as a future mode of transportation, as it can be faster, cheaper, and more efficient than traditional modes such as trains and planes. - **Rapid Long-distance Travel:** The development of high-speed vacuum tube transportation could disrupt the long-distance travel industry, providing a faster and more affordable alternative to air travel and traditional train systems. - **Sustainable Transportation Solutions:** With its potential to reduce carbon emissions and the cost of building and maintaining transportation infrastructure, vacuum tube systems could be an attractive sustainable transportation option for cities and countries around the world. ### Where This Applies - **Transportation:** The vacuum tube technology could disrupt the entire transportation industry and provide a new mode of transportation for consumers. - **Infrastructure Construction:** The vacuum tube transportation system could provide tremendous opportunities for infrastructure construction companies, as it is much cheaper and easier to build than traditional high-speed rail systems. - **Tourism:** Rapid long-distance travel could increase tourism and change the way people travel for leisure, creating new opportunities for travel and hospitality companies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Panoramic Open-Air Roof Trains](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-train.md) - [Accessible Space Travel Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-elevator-concept.md) - [High-Speed Californian Electric Trains](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brightline-rail.md) - [Proposed Spanish Speed Trains](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spanish-speed-train.md) - [Hydrogen-Powered Hypersonic Airplanes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sky-magnetar.md) - [Magnetic Wall-Scaling Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trois-mobility-concept.md) - [Bullet Train-Inspired Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mitsubishi-shinkansen.md) - [Public Hovercraft Transport Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rapid-transit-hovercraft.md) - [Innovative Maritime Transportation Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/maritime-transportation-system.md)