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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon May 12, 2025, 07:36 PM 11 hrs ago

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

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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
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May 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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Elon Musk's Boring Company Is in Talks With Government Over Amtrak Project (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago OP
He's already proposed snowybirdie 11 hrs ago #1

snowybirdie

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

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

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