Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
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's theories and after Charles Wheatstone's pioneering.
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]
A vactrain (or vacuum tube train) is a proposed design for very-high-speed rail transportation. It is a maglev (magnetic levitation) line using partly evacuated tubes or tunnels. Reduced air resistance could permit vactrains to travel at very high ( hypersonic ) speeds with relatively little power—up to 6,400–8,000 km/h (4,000–5,000 mph).
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.
So, even with the addition of 28 high-speed trains purchased in 2016 with $2.45 billion, it won’t be until 2035 that even 30 percent of the route offers up speeds worth talking about.
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 ...
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]