US maglev: Status and opportunities

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7145029

Coffey, H T

Recognizing the development of maglev systems in Germany and Japan, and the growing congestion, air pollution and energy consumption resulting from our current transportation system, the United States, in 1990, embarked on a program to evaluate the potential usefulness of these systems in the US. In this paper, the utility of maglev systems in alleviating some of these problems, progress in the current program, and opportunities for participation by the superconductivity and cryogenic communities are discussed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOT; Department of Transportation, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7145029
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-76181; CONF-920802--10; ON: DE92041132
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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