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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Are Maglev Trains the Future of US Transportation?
Maglev trains are already being touted as the next big thing in the transport industry. However, there are a couple of issues that are stopping it from taking flight in the first place. Whether MagLev trains become a reality or not is now largely in the hands of both the Congress and another supposedly cheaper and more efficient transport system dubbed the DesertXpress.
Whether or not MagLev trains become a reality, it is definitely no waste of time to know what they are all about. MagLev trains work on the principle of electromagnetic propulsion. Using magnetic principles, these trains differ from conventional steel wheel and track trains in the sense that they float over a guideway without making any contact with it. In the case of MagLev trains, the train is propelled using the magnetic field created by electrified coils in the guideway walls and the track.
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Whether or not MagLev trains become a reality, it is definitely no waste of time to know what they are all about. MagLev trains work on the principle of electromagnetic propulsion. Using magnetic principles, these trains differ from conventional steel wheel and track trains in the sense that they float over a guideway without making any contact with it. In the case of MagLev trains, the train is propelled using the magnetic field created by electrified coils in the guideway walls and the track.
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Labels: Electronics-Communications-Engineering, Logistics-Transportation-Engineering
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