Full steam ahead 🚂

These renderings made for a college thesis are giving us major ideas.

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Are nonstop train rides to Columbus, Chicago + Pittsburgh in Indy’s future?

Photo via @design_insomniac_

We just told you about the past + present states of Union Station, but what about its future?

When we were researching the historic hub, we stumbled upon these renderings of what it could be — and we might be drooling a little.

Ball State alumnus + architectural designer Adrian N. Lopez shared potential renderings they designed for their thesis project in college, which include a “hyperloop portal ” — a 700-mph, currently theoretical tunnel that Elon Musk could attempt in the future.

The adaptive reuse of this structure would be a blend of old + new to transform this piece of Indy history at risk of being forgotten. Let’s just say we’re here for it.

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Anna is based in Indianapolis, IN and worked in government communications for five years before joining 6AM City to help launch INDYtoday. When she’s not writing about the Circle City from a local coffee shop, you can find her taking long walks with her dog Babs + reading from her hammock and baking pies from scratch.
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