By CBC News Ottawa, September 15, 2017
A futuristic tube system that would sling passengers from Toronto to Montreal via Ottawa in 39 minutes has been chosen as the strongest Canadian contender to put what is for now a technological theory into practice.
A "hyperloop" uses electric propulsion to move magnetically levitated pods through low-pressure tubes, eliminating air resistance and friction, and enabling the pods to travel at a velocity approaching the speed of sound.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/hyperloop-toronto-ottawa-montreal-route-winner-1.4291893