MagLev News

The Status of High-Speed Rail: Africa

Topics: Africa | High Speed Rail | Maglev | Morocco | SCMAGLEV

While the United States has yet to see true high-speed rail (HSR), the rest of the world continues to make impressive strides. In March 2023, the International Union of Railways (UIC) held the World Congress on High-Speed Rail in Marrakesh, Morocco. The massive conference takes place every one to two years and aims to facilitate … Continued

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2023 National Engineers Week

Topics: Community Events | Diversity | Education | Engineering | Northeast Maglev | SCMAGLEV | STEAM | STEM

Increasing Diversity in Engineering National Engineers Week, or EWeek, takes place this year from February 19 to 25. The week-long observation was first founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951, and is celebrated annually to highlight the influential work done within the engineering field. NSPE’s mission has further expanded to place … Continued

Interview with Civil Engineer Jayne Tokar

Topics: STEAM | STEM | Transportation

According to 2019 U.S. Census data, despite making up nearly half of the U.S workforce, only 27% of STEM workers identify as women. Within certain sectors of STEM fields, these discrepancies are even steeper, with the percentage of women at only 16%. Thus, we were all the more excited to celebrate National Engineers Week (EWeek) … Continued

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Maglev in the classroom

Topics: Education | Fun | Northeast Maglev | SCMAGLEV | STEAM | STEM

Bringing Maglev to the classroom: STEAM enrichment program As part of our November celebration of National Education Month (and more specifically, November being National Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, or STEAM, Day), our team recently launched our first STEAM afterschool program with (Restoring Inner-City Hope). The RICH Program, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering and … Continued
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World Statistics Day

Topics: Fun | Northeast Maglev | SCMAGLEV | STEM | Technology

Celebrating the Data in Every Day Life For most of us, our eyes start to gloss over when we hear the term “statistics”. Statistical data can be confusing, meaning they can be misused to distort information. It’s no wonder that many of us are either bored by, or don’t trust statistical data. However, statistics are … Continued
Photograph of a railroad crossing signal titled, "look both ways, rail safety week"

Rail Safety Week

Topics: Northeast Maglev | Safety | SCMAGLEV | Transportation

Raising Awareness of Rail Safety Did you know that federal statistics show that every three hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train? These tragic and often fatal incidents are the motivators behind Rail Safety Week (RSW) in North America, an annual media awareness campaign led by Operation Lifesaver, … Continued
Photo collage of the Northeast Maglev booth at the 2022 MACo Conference

Northeast Maglev Attends 2022 MACo Summer Conference

Topics: Community Events | Northeast Maglev | People

Taking Care of Business! Another Successful MACo Summer Conference for Northeast Maglev Our Northeast Maglev marketing team had the pleasure of attending the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Summer Conference this August. Located in Ocean City, Maryland, the conference takes place over four days, and hosts over 3,000 participants, 300 booths, and countless educational sessions. … Continued