Are Maglev Trains the (Ultra-Fast, Levitating) Transit System of the Future?
“When you see the Japanese L0 Series maglev train at full speed, it can be hard to spot the potential (extremely costly) failure. Some of that is down to speed. Propelled by superconducting magnets, a maglev train set a world record of 603 kilometers per hour in 2015. If you could put it on a freeway, that speed would take you from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just over an hour. New York to Washington DC would take a little over 30 minutes.
These kinds of travel times are a core reason why several interest organizations in America are pushing maglev trains as the railway technology of the 21st century. Others are not so enthralled and question the trains’ economic viability, citing construction costs and worries about long-term profitability…”
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