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Title: Markets for high-speed intercity maglev technology: A systems analysis approach

Abstract

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. 15 refs., 5 figs., 7 tabs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
DOE/CE
OSTI Identifier:
5675110
Report Number(s):
CONF-8908144-2
ON: DE89017683
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: SAE conference and expo on future transportation technology, Vancouver (Canada), 6-10 Aug 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; LEVITATED TRAINS; MARKET; COST; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TRAINS; VEHICLES; 320202* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Transportation- Railway; 420201 - Engineering- Cryogenic Equipment & Devices

Citation Formats

Coffey, H T, and Johnson, L R. Markets for high-speed intercity maglev technology: A systems analysis approach. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Coffey, H T, & Johnson, L R. Markets for high-speed intercity maglev technology: A systems analysis approach. United States.
Coffey, H T, and Johnson, L R. 1989. "Markets for high-speed intercity maglev technology: A systems analysis approach". United States.
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abstractNote = {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. 15 refs., 5 figs., 7 tabs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989},
month = {Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989}
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