In early 1900’s two Americans, Robert Goddard and Emile Bachelet proposed the concept of utilizing the magnetic levitation technology for high speed transport. But no practical technique could be followed as the technology had limitations in those times. Hermann Kemper was the first scientist to exhibit the use of the magnetic fields for transportation by [...]
The biggest problem faced by the high speed rail system is friction causing the bearings to wear out by overheating. To overcome this problem several attempts have been made to levitate the train, so that there are no wheels and bearings to wear out. The only problem posed by the levitation method is that if [...]
It could be a sequence of an action movie: a super fast, colossal train that passes in a blink of an eye, and disappears like a ghost train in the vast Nevada desert. Since the announcement of federal funding for the maglev project between Anaheim and Las Vegas a few months back, there has been [...]
