Freight Maglev?

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dehusman

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From: Omaha, NE
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Posted by dehusman on Saturday, November 29, 2003 12:16 PM

I wonder how much electricity it would take to move 15,000 tons of coal (a medium sized train) from Wyoming to Atlanta or Houston and back on a maglev. How much of the coal in the train would have to be burned to provide the electricity to power the next train? Would it take more electricity than a train load of coal could generate?

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K. P. Harrier

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October 2003
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Freight Maglev?

Posted by K. P. Harrier on Saturday, November 29, 2003 10:41 AM

Is high-speed magnetic levitation only for passenger travel, or will the technology replace the freight railroad industry that railfans presently know so very well? Wouldn’t UPS or FedEx Land just love 10-hour coast-to-coast surface transport service? At 300+ MPH, the Powder River Basin would not need very many coal cars (or whatever they would be called).

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