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Application Information
Safety
•The trains are virtually impossible to derail because the train is
wrapped around the track.
•Collisions between trains are unlikely because computers are
controlling the trains movements.
Maintenance
• There is very little maintenance because there is no contact
between the parts.
Comfort
•The ride is smooth while not
accelerating..
Economic Efficency
•The initial investment is similar to
other high speed rail roads. (Maglift is
$20-$40 million per mile and I-279 in
Pittsburg cost $37 million per mile 17
years ago.)
•Operating expenses are half of that of
other railroads.
•A train is composed of sections that
each contain 100 seats, and a train can
have between 2 and 10 sections.
•The linear generators produce electricity for the cabin of the
train.
Speed
•The train can travel at about 300 mph. (Acela can only go 150
mph)
•For trips of distances up to 500 miles its total travel time is
equal to a planes (including check in time and travel to airport.)
•It can accelerate to 200 mph in 3 miles, so it is ideal for short
jumps. (ICE needs 20 miles to reach 200 mph.)
Environment
•It uses less energy than existing transportation systems. For
every seat on a 300 km trip with 3 stops, the gasoline used per
100 miles varies with the speed. At 200 km/h it is 1 liter, at 300
km/h it is 1.5 liters and at 400 km/h it is 2 liters. This is 1/3 the
energy used by cars and 1/5 the energy used by jets per mile.
•The tracks have less impact on the environment because the
elevated models (50ft in the air) allows all animals to pass, low
models ( 5-10 ft) allow small animals to pass, they use less land
than conventional trains, and they can follow the landscape better
than regular trains since it can climb 10% gradients (while other
trains can only climb 4 gradients) and can handle tighter turns.
•Noise Pollution
•The train makes little noise because it does not touch the track
and it has no motor. Therefore, all noise comes from moving air.
This sound is equivalent to the noise produced by city traffic.
Magnetic Field:
•The magnetic field created is low, therefore there are no
adverse effects.
Transrapid Projects
China is building a 20 mile
system between Shanghai
Pudong and Pudong
International Airport. It will
open in January of 2004,
and it will reach speeds of
over 250 mph. If the project
is successful, then China
will build a system from
Beijing to Shanghai, a
journey of over 800 miles.
•The United States Congress is planning to spend $1
billion for a test project that either connects Pittsburgh’s
suburbs with its airport or Baltimore to the Washington
International Airport.