Mass Transit Fails - Historical

Elon Musk's Hyperloop announcement resulted in quite a bit of skepticism. We'd like to think that has less to do with the feasibility of Musk's concept and more to do with the massive mass transit failures of the past.
And there have been some doozies.
A few outlandish projects were so science fiction that they were doomed from the start, while other proposals were possible, but died an ignoble death due to financing or technical difficulties. Regardless, these public transit pipe dreams are cautionary tales for those who dream of a world that's easier to navigate.


http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/08/mass-transit-pipe-dreams/?viewall=true