COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Welcome to the future, Ohio. Columbus just won a competition that could lead to a high-speed tube system that can get you to Chicago in less than a half hour.

Sounds crazy? Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission didn't think so, and submitted a proposal to a global competition to work with Hyperloop One, a company that produces a transit system that travels at speeds greater than 600 mph.

Hyperloop's cars are levitated above a track using magnets, and then pushed along using electric propulsion in a low-pressure tube.

The proposed route would connect Columbus, Pittsburgh and Chicago.

The route is one of 10 selected out of more than 2,500 entries. Other examples of connections are Toronto to Montreal, Dallas to Loredo to Houston and Cheyenne to Denver to Pueblo.

The win opens the door to Hyperloop and the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission further exploring putting the system in place. There aren't specifics on how the project would be funded or what it could cost.

The company claims that it could cost two-thirds of what a high-speed rail would cost to install.