Transportation Magnetic Levitation Electromagnetism

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• - A consortium of American companies building the first maglev transit system in the United States.
  
• - Group to build a maglev train system between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Includes benefits, technology information, and proposed locations.
  
• - Maglev system using permanent magnets
  
• - All about the project including definitions, background, newsletter.
  
• - Explanation of how maglev train levitates and moves
  
• - Overview of the technologies behind maglev
  
• - Engineering and design of vehicles focused on aerodynamic aspects based on concurrent engineering, multidisciplinatory design optimization and the research of Joseph P. Schetz. Includes photographs.
  
• - Promotion of the adaptation of monorail technologies for maglev
  
• - Provides information on the Pennsylvania maglev transportation project
  
• - Promotes maglev system for transportation in Florida and provides overview of how this technology works.
  
• - Teacher's resources on teaching maglev, including tasks and evaluations for students
  
• - Description of the magnetic levitation upgrade to the Holloman High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
  
• - A German project based on the Maglev approach. It uses electromagnetic levitation for its contact-free support, guidance, propulsion and braking systems. The site provides photos, data, and historical overview.
  
• - Overview of the research at the Japanese Railway Technical Research Institute
  
• - Information about Federal Railroad Administration's program to select maglev line in the United States.
  
• - Intracity transportation concept using individual passive vehicles, levitated above a magway trough of semi-circular cross section.
  
• - Details about Germany's first commercial maglev project. Includes maps and pictures.
  
• - Passive maglev technology developed by a Livermore team.
  
• - The $14 million project is a partnership involving Old Dominion University, American Maglev, Dominion Virginia Power, Lockheed Martin and other companies.
  
• - Provides information, news and descriptions of maglev in California.
  
• - A introductory Q&A on maglev technology, including several relevant links.