First generation Maglev systems have been developed in Japan and Germany and will operate commercially shortly after 2000 AD, carrying passengers between Tokyo-Osaka, and Hamburg-Berlin. Maglev will be a major mode of transport in the 21st Century. In the US, intercity truck type freight will be a bigger market for Maglev than passenger transport. A National Maglev Network is described that would serve the entire US. The payback period for the Network is a few years. Technology improvements are described that could reduce the cost of 2 way Maglev guideways from the present 30 million dollars per mile to 10 million dollars per mile. A proposed project in Florida to demonstrate this advanced technology is described.


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    Title :

    Passenger and Freight Maglev for the US


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Future Transportation Technology Conference & Exposition ; 1995



    Publication date :

    1995-08-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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