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  2. List of maglev train proposals - Wikipedia

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    Old Dominion University maglev: In 1999, Old Dominion University agreed to work with American Maglev of Atlanta to construct an on-campus student transportation link of less than 1-mile (1.6 km) — using a smart train / dumb track design in which most sensors, magnets, and computation were located on the train rather than the track. [36]

  3. Northeast Maglev - Wikipedia

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    Northeast Maglev (formally, The Northeast Maglev, LLC) is a private U.S. company proposing a maglev train system in the Northeastern United States. [2] The company aims to use the SCMaglev superconducting maglev system developed by the Central Japan Railway Company to provide 15-minute service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., with an intermediate stop at BWI Airport, and ultimately ...

  4. Eric Laithwaite - Wikipedia

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    Eric Roberts Laithwaite (14 June 1921 – 27 November 1997) was an English electrical engineer, known as the "Father of Maglev" [1] for his development of the linear induction motor and maglev rail system after Hermann Kemper.

  5. Maglev - Wikipedia

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    Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.

  6. American Maglev Technology - Wikipedia

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    American Maglev Technology (AMT), sometimes referred to as just American Maglev, is an American company founded in 1994 [1] focused on creating maglev systems for public transit based in Amelia Island, Florida [2] [3] with former locations in Mariette, Georgia, [4] [5] and in Volusia County, Florida. [6]

  7. North American Maglev Transport Institute - Wikipedia

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    The North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, USA, and established to educate the public about the advantages of magnetic levitation (maglev) transport. [1]

  8. Timeline of railway history - Wikipedia

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    1934 – First diesel-powered streamlined passenger train in America (the Burlington Zephyr) introduced at the Chicago World's Fair. 1935 – First children's railway opens in Tbilisi, USSR. 1937–41 – Magnetic levitation (maglev) train patents awarded in Germany to Hermann Kemper, with design propelled by linear motors. [26]

  9. List of monorail systems - Wikipedia

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    Line 2 & Line 3, Chongqing Rail Transit 2005 70 96.5 km (60.0 mi) Urban Straddle-beam Hitachi Large Bangkok: Thailand: Yellow Line & Pink Line: 2023 53 64.9 km (40.3 mi) Urban Straddle-beam Innovia Monorail 300 Wuhu China: Wuhu Rail Transit: 2021 36 46.2 km (28.7 mi) Urban Straddle-beam Innovia Monorail 300 Shanghai: Shanghai maglev train: 2002 2