THE ROLE OF HIGH SPEED MAGLEV IN THE FUTURE U.S. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

High Speed Magnetic Levitation and Propulsion (MAGLEV) technologies are nearing the end of their development cycles and are nearly ready for deployment in high speed ground transportation systems. Although the major development projects are in Germany and Japan, it is well to examine the North American transportation scene to determine if these systems can meet any future needs. The need is rapidly emerging for improved mobility in North America. Both airport and highway congestion are expected to reach crisis prportions within the next two decades, substantially decreasing the mobility of the population. High speed ground transportation systems that can interface airports with urban and regional sprawl created by automobiles can be an alternative to arresting mobility decline by providing alternatives and compliments to the highway and air modes of travel. MAGLEV technology based systems can meet this need. It is expected that within the next two decades several MAGLEV systems will be deployed in this application for North America.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper Number 891713 from the Future Transportation Technology Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 7-10, 1989.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Uher, R A
• Publication Date: 1989-8-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-12
• Serial:
  • Magnetic Levitation Tech for Adv Transit Systems
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport capacity; Ground transportation; Magnetic levitation; Mobility; Regional transportation; Traffic congestion; Urban transportation
• Candidate Terms: Airport congestion
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway congestion
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00611579
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-89883-449-X
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-792
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM