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System Concept Definition Report for the National Maglev Initiative: Volume 3
Existing transportation technology is nearing saturation and cannot meet projected demands. Airlines have saturated the airspace at major hubs. Automobiles will require 40-lane interstate highways in a decade. Railroads, whether wheelbome or maglevitated, can handle about half as many passengers as...System Concept Definition Report for the National Maglev Initiative: Volume 2
Existing transportation technology is nearing saturation and cannot meet projected demands. Airlines have saturated the airspace at major hubs. Automobiles will require 40-lane interstate highways in a decade. Railroads, whether wheelbome or maglevitated, can handle about half as many passengers...
System Concept Definition Report for the National Maglev Initiative: Volume 1
Existing transportation technology is nearing saturation and cannot meet projected demands. Airlines have saturated the airspace at major hubs. Automobiles will require 40-lane interstate highways in a decade. Railroads, whether wheelbome or maglevitated, can handle about half as many passengers as...Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1990
The 1990 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 240 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the railroad(s) involved, the location and the time of the accident o the type of railroad accident, the method of operation and...State-of-the-Art Assessment of Guideway Systems for Maglev Applications
The engineering, environmental, diagnostic, and economic feasibility of Maglev guideway systems are assessed with an emphasis on composite materials as directed by Congress. This study further examines the performance and the cost of existing and innovative guideway systems that are applicable to...Sensor Systems for Monitoring Maglev Guideway Structures
This report is an assessment of the technologies available for continuous monitoring of the physical condition and structural integrity of maglev guideways. The detection of obstructions on the guideway is not included. No particular guideway design is assumed, other than that the largest part of...Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Final Report on Magnetic Field Testing of TR-07 Maglev Vehicle, Volume I - Analysis
The safety of various magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is of direct concern to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The characterization of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) emissions, both steady (dc) and...