Japan Eyeing for American Maglev Sales

[2010.05.22 - 05:55 PM]

Ray LaHood, Secretary of U.S. Transportation Department rode on a 312 mph (502 kph) maglev train in Japan, hoping that Japan would be able to sell the technology to them. After the 27 minute ride at a test track in Yamanashi, West of Tokyo, LaHood said that the time has come for the American cities [...]

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Non Stop Bullet Train

[2010.05.04 - 03:12 PM]

No time is wasted. The bullet train is moving all the time. If there are 30 stations between  Beijing and  Guangzhou , just stopping and accelerating again at each station will waste both energy and time.
A mere 5 min stop per station (elderly passengers cannot be hurried) will result in a  total loss of 5 [...]

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Georgia Maglev

[2010.04.29 - 04:22 PM]

The Georgia Department of Transportation is currently in the middle of an environmental impact study on a proposed Maglev corridor from Atlanta to Chattanooga. The officials want to raise about $3.9 million to complete the Maglev study by the end of the year. Several counties who had pledged last year to pitch in are now [...]

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