High-Speed Monorail

This monorail system has a wrap-around-the-beam design which makes it extraordinarily stable, safe, comfortable, and fast. It is an advance version of earlier monorail designs with greatly improved performance. This high-speed monorail is powered by a linear motor which is very quiet (has no moving parts), drives the monorail at high speeds, enables it to climb steep grades, and operates in rain, snow or ice. By combining this type of fixed guideway system and linear induction motors, a substantial amount of "lift" can be generated as well as "thrust". This MagliftTM technology has been qualified by the federal government as being eligible for federal funding under traditional "maglev" programs. However, this MagliftTM technology differs substantially from conventional high-risk, high-cost, maglev systems in that it develops substantial lift without losing contact with the guideway, thus providing a safer more cost effective transportation solution.

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