MARKETS FOR HIGH-SPEED INTERCITY MAGLEV TECHNOLOGY: A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH. MAGNETIC LEVITAIION TECHNOLOGY FOR ADVANCED TRANSIT SYSTEMS. SP-792. FUTURE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION HELD IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, AUGUST 7-10, 1989

The technical feasibility of constructing and operating maglev vehicles at speeds of 250-300 mph has been amply demonstrated and is accepted here as a reality. In this paper, the markets into which passenger- or freight-carrying systems based on this technology can be introduced with economic reasonableness are evaluated. The characteristics and capabilities (particularly the capacity and comparative costs) of the system are enumerated and discussed from the points of view of the passengers, the airlines (as potential operators), and the traveling public. It is shown that if the system is integrated into the existing transportation system as a supplement to the airline system, it meets the criteria required for the introduction of any new product or service into a market. The financial enhancement of the maglev system resulting from the use of trunk routes with feeder lines diverging to various ultimate destinations becomes an extremely important consideration.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • COFFEY, H T
  • Johnson, L R
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 43-55
• Serial:
  • SAE Special Publications
  • Issue Number: 792
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Coordination; Feasibility analysis; Feeder services; High speed ground transportation; Intercity transportation; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Markets; Public transit; Systems analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transportation systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497181
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 891717
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM