Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in talks with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to build an underground high-speed rail line between downtown and O’Hare International Airport.
Emanuel said discussions with Musk are in the early stages, according to the Chicago Tribune. The mayor invited Musk’s The Boring Company to Chicago to explore if a tunnel project is more feasible to connect downtown to O’Hare than using an existing railroad line or employing double-deckers on the CTA Blue Line.
In December, Musk tweeted…