Evantis121, you are right, you obviously do not understand, based on the erroneous opinioins you cite. I don't know where you get your information, but it isn't from the engineers who developed and manufactured this technology, or from the SMT operators in Shanghai, who increased the number of daily trips in 2011 to 115 from 110. Trains pound their infrastructure and equipment out of spec, maglevs do not - and that is a fact you can take to the bank.
I don't understand those who advocated the building of maglev trains as building maglevs would require much higher investment that high-speed rail, power dissipation would be much higher, prices would be three times that of the high-speed rail and transport capacity would be about half. “There was no reason at all in the contest between maglev and wheel-on-rail over ten years. Not even Germany bothered with maglev. Shanghai built a maglev line and incurred losses of around 300 million yuan.
You obviously do not know what you are talking about and you obviously do not understand physics. The maglev technology in this clip is now less costly than the system China is building, especially the maintenance costs, which are negligible. The Chinese will realize HUGE annual maintenance bills when their fast, high-maintenance rail lines age, typically in about two years. They will be forced to lower speeds, not raise them! Visit NAMTI org if you really want an education. Merry Christmas!
@qued2U Ha ha, you may be a physics boffin but I'm a realist. I'm not waisting my time getting excited about "cartoons" of floating trains. Get a life.
The cartoon, as you call it, shows how the actual system in Shanghai works. So you are the realist who claims the Chinese will be getting their trains up to maglev speeds? Oh really?
The Chinese Rail Ministry recently ordered the slow down of all their high speed trains to 300 k/hr (185 mph). Check out the NAMTI website for the article on Chinese Putting Brakes On HSR - just as I said they would, btw.
You might find life less embarrassing if you read more and opine less.
@qued2U Ha ha, you boffins are all the same. Cut your beard off and get out of that lab a bit more. Maybe, just maybe girls will like you then and you can stop getting wound up about critism of your beloved maglev.
@qued2U with maglev rail system, I heard a rummers that they would build a Maglev system running from Las Vegas to Anaheim allong the Interstate 15, does the train and tracks handles the 120 degree weather and rain storms? the advers weather is the concern especially in the Desert heat.
The Anaheim/Las Vegas maglev project was sabotaged (for now) by Harry Reid as a favor to one of his political cronies who is offering up a flawed and inferior system.
Temperature ranges are less of an issue for maglev than continuous ribbon rail for trains which buckle in the heat and crack in severe cold. Maglev guideways are separated by a gap and allow for expansion and contraction. Being non-contact transport systems, maglevs are little affected by rain, snow and ice.
@qued2U it was sabotaged because harry reid want the Dessert Xpress to run from vegas to Palmdale to connect with the california High speed rail but the CAHSR has change it route, it will bypass palmdale, and 2 people of Barstow are trying to kill the Desert Xpress because it will bypass Barstow.
The objective is not Palmdale, but the LA Basin. The DX technology cannot negotiate the incline of the Cajon Pass, but the maglev technology can. DX was trying to avoid the cost of tunneling. That's why they were trying to tap into the CHSRA line with tunnels.
The maglev trip would be 80 minutes from Anaheim to Las Vegas and be on time, to the second, every trip. Reliability, fast speeds, low O&M costs = great ridership and a profitable system.
@qued2U your right the Interstate Maglev would be a great choice not only its a state of the art, or travel top speed of 300 MPH and stops in the middle of anaheim, it makes stops allong the way like Primes Barstow and otherstops if they build the maglev, I have an idea of extending the maglev from vegas to Masquit, and even reach St George Utah. hows that?
There is a great golf course in Mesquite - Wolf's Creek - and St. Georges is a good tourist destiniation. But, why stop there. Extend to Denver and Salt Lake City. Colorado is in the process of issuing an RFP for a maglev study along the I-70 corridor because this is the only technology that can handle the steep grades and severe Colorado winter weather. Better yet, the guideway system requires little maintenance, unlike maintenance intensive rail systems. It's a no-brainer, really.
Too costly, steel wheel on rail is the way to go. The chinese have proved this already. They will be getting theirs up to maglev speeds in five years.
@evantis121 I heard on the news that the price on this trail system is going down, because japanees is planning to build this system to compet with their current high speed rail, if other country buys this Maglev then the price on this maglev will go down. the Maglev is just brand new so thats why its pricy, remember back in summer of 2000 the 40 inch Flat screen TV cost $10,000 but now its $850
@sideslide23 The price of steel wheel on rail technology comes down too for the same reasons. Because of this Maglev will always be a premium that's hard to justify especially given the uncompatability with exisitng rail networks. Sure it might be justified on the Osaka-Tokyo route but that route carries more passengers in a week than the total US passenger rail network does in a whole year!
@evantis121 30 years from now, the steel wheel HSR will be more expensive than maglev because the steel wheel HSR will be a vintage while the maglev will be running most part of other countries.
Evantis121, you are right, you obviously do not understand, based on the erroneous opinioins you cite. I don't know where you get your information, but it isn't from the engineers who developed and manufactured this technology, or from the SMT operators in Shanghai, who increased the number of daily trips in 2011 to 115 from 110. Trains pound their infrastructure and equipment out of spec, maglevs do not - and that is a fact you can take to the bank.
qued2U 7 months ago
I don't understand those who advocated the building of maglev trains as building maglevs would require much higher investment that high-speed rail, power dissipation would be much higher, prices would be three times that of the high-speed rail and transport capacity would be about half. “There was no reason at all in the contest between maglev and wheel-on-rail over ten years. Not even Germany bothered with maglev. Shanghai built a maglev line and incurred losses of around 300 million yuan.
evantis121 7 months ago
You obviously do not know what you are talking about and you obviously do not understand physics. The maglev technology in this clip is now less costly than the system China is building, especially the maintenance costs, which are negligible. The Chinese will realize HUGE annual maintenance bills when their fast, high-maintenance rail lines age, typically in about two years. They will be forced to lower speeds, not raise them! Visit NAMTI org if you really want an education. Merry Christmas!
qued2U 1 year ago
@qued2U Ha ha, you may be a physics boffin but I'm a realist. I'm not waisting my time getting excited about "cartoons" of floating trains. Get a life.
evantis121 8 months ago
The cartoon, as you call it, shows how the actual system in Shanghai works. So you are the realist who claims the Chinese will be getting their trains up to maglev speeds? Oh really?
The Chinese Rail Ministry recently ordered the slow down of all their high speed trains to 300 k/hr (185 mph). Check out the NAMTI website for the article on Chinese Putting Brakes On HSR - just as I said they would, btw.
You might find life less embarrassing if you read more and opine less.
qued2U 8 months ago
@qued2U Ha ha, you boffins are all the same. Cut your beard off and get out of that lab a bit more. Maybe, just maybe girls will like you then and you can stop getting wound up about critism of your beloved maglev.
evantis121 8 months ago
You're an idiot.
qued2U 8 months ago
@qued2U And you are a Namti
evantis121 8 months ago
@qued2U with maglev rail system, I heard a rummers that they would build a Maglev system running from Las Vegas to Anaheim allong the Interstate 15, does the train and tracks handles the 120 degree weather and rain storms? the advers weather is the concern especially in the Desert heat.
sideslide23 8 months ago
The Anaheim/Las Vegas maglev project was sabotaged (for now) by Harry Reid as a favor to one of his political cronies who is offering up a flawed and inferior system.
Temperature ranges are less of an issue for maglev than continuous ribbon rail for trains which buckle in the heat and crack in severe cold. Maglev guideways are separated by a gap and allow for expansion and contraction. Being non-contact transport systems, maglevs are little affected by rain, snow and ice.
qued2U 8 months ago
@qued2U it was sabotaged because harry reid want the Dessert Xpress to run from vegas to Palmdale to connect with the california High speed rail but the CAHSR has change it route, it will bypass palmdale, and 2 people of Barstow are trying to kill the Desert Xpress because it will bypass Barstow.
sideslide23 8 months ago
The objective is not Palmdale, but the LA Basin. The DX technology cannot negotiate the incline of the Cajon Pass, but the maglev technology can. DX was trying to avoid the cost of tunneling. That's why they were trying to tap into the CHSRA line with tunnels.
The maglev trip would be 80 minutes from Anaheim to Las Vegas and be on time, to the second, every trip. Reliability, fast speeds, low O&M costs = great ridership and a profitable system.
qued2U 8 months ago
@qued2U your right the Interstate Maglev would be a great choice not only its a state of the art, or travel top speed of 300 MPH and stops in the middle of anaheim, it makes stops allong the way like Primes Barstow and otherstops if they build the maglev, I have an idea of extending the maglev from vegas to Masquit, and even reach St George Utah. hows that?
sideslide23 8 months ago
There is a great golf course in Mesquite - Wolf's Creek - and St. Georges is a good tourist destiniation. But, why stop there. Extend to Denver and Salt Lake City. Colorado is in the process of issuing an RFP for a maglev study along the I-70 corridor because this is the only technology that can handle the steep grades and severe Colorado winter weather. Better yet, the guideway system requires little maintenance, unlike maintenance intensive rail systems. It's a no-brainer, really.
qued2U 8 months ago
Too costly, steel wheel on rail is the way to go. The chinese have proved this already. They will be getting theirs up to maglev speeds in five years.
evantis121 1 year ago
@evantis121 I heard on the news that the price on this trail system is going down, because japanees is planning to build this system to compet with their current high speed rail, if other country buys this Maglev then the price on this maglev will go down. the Maglev is just brand new so thats why its pricy, remember back in summer of 2000 the 40 inch Flat screen TV cost $10,000 but now its $850
sideslide23 8 months ago
@sideslide23 The price of steel wheel on rail technology comes down too for the same reasons. Because of this Maglev will always be a premium that's hard to justify especially given the uncompatability with exisitng rail networks. Sure it might be justified on the Osaka-Tokyo route but that route carries more passengers in a week than the total US passenger rail network does in a whole year!
evantis121 8 months ago
@evantis121 30 years from now, the steel wheel HSR will be more expensive than maglev because the steel wheel HSR will be a vintage while the maglev will be running most part of other countries.
sideslide23 8 months ago