Posted on 07/04/2003 2:20:16 PM PDT by Willie Green
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:03:03 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Low-speed maglev, which doesn't get the attention of its faster, bigger sibling high-speed maglev, is moving forward in western Pennsylvania, says U.S. Rep. John Murtha.
The Johnstown Democrat said Thursday that an $800,000 prototype of the so-called urban maglev chassis has been shipped to the West Coast, where it will undergo testing on a 400-foot test track now under construction. The testing over a 12-month period will prove the system's guidance, propulsion and levitation capabilities. The chassis was constructed locally by Ellwood City-based Hall Industries Inc.
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