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Photograph of empty train station with title Clean During Covid

Is It Safe to Travel by Train during the Pandemic?

November 23, 2020

Keeping Rail Passengers Safe During the COVID Pandemic On May 7, the city that never sleeps went quiet for the night. For the first time since 1904, the New York City subway system indefinitely shutdown overnight to begin deep cleaning cars to get rid of any potential traces of COVID-19. To underscore the severity of … Continued

Photograph of a high speed train in China with title reading HSR Infrastructure

Economic Benefit to Investment in High Speed Rail

November 16, 2020

China Proves the Economic Benefits to Investing in High Speed Rail In the 1950s, Americans and Europeans were paving asphalt and looking to the air for the next major leaps in transportation. With the personal freedom of cars and the speed of airplanes, the ships and trains of the past looked slow and outdated. However, … Continued

Stylized photograph of roadway bridge with the title Covid and the Future

Moving Beyond 2020 by Looking to Our Past

October 29, 2020

What we can learn about the future of the United States by looking to the past With the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping across the world in such a short time this spring, the unemployment rate set records for several months straight. As such, many are wondering what the world and job market will look like in … Continued

Photograph of smoke stacks with illustrative elements

Relationship Between Air Pollution and COVID

September 29, 2020

highlighting the need for efficient transportation While much is still unknown about COVID-19, evidence is stacking up that indicates air pollution is worsening the disease’s effects. The Hill reported earlier this month on an IOP study that found an increase in the concentration of multiple pollutants from a class known as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) … Continued

Photograph of the newly improved L0 SCMAGLEV train running tests in Japan

Improved SCMAGLEV Train Reaches 342mph

August 31, 2020

Central Japan Railway Company has officially started test runs of its Series L0 (L-zero) improved version Superconducting Maglev (SCMAGLEV) train vehicles… Continued

Photograph of Dr. Eric Laithwaite, considered the father of maglev

Meet Dr. Eric Laithwaite, The “Father” of Maglev

June 19, 2020

To many, Dr. Eric Laithwaite was a renowned electrical engineer. To transit lovers, he is known as the Father of Maglev for his role in introducing revolutionary technology into the transportation world. Dr. Laithwaite was a British Electrical Engineer born in Atherton, Lancashire in the UK in 1921. Earning a PhD and DSc in Electrical … Continued

SCMAGLEV: Technology Helping to Keep America Beautiful

April 16, 2020

Superconducting Maglev technology is an extremely efficient transportation technology. Moving people efficiently and fewer cars on roads means cleaner air. Continued

Stylized photograph of the improved SCMAGLEV train

Introducing an Improved SCMAGLEV Train

March 27, 2020

This week, Central Japan Railway Company introduced an improved version of the Series L0 (L-zero) SCMAGLEV train that will begin test runs toward the end of this May. Continued

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