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The article discusses budgeted U.S. plans to build a high-speed rail systems across the country. It notes funding allocated with the 2009 economic stimulus law and the 2010 federal budget. Publicly-funded plans for high-speed rail in California also are noted. The article discusses questions about the nature of the system to be built and prospects for the use of so-called maglev technology wherein trains are magnetically levitated above a concrete guide. The article discusses aspects maglev train technology in Japan and consideration of the use of the technology to carry passengers between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Safety aspects of high-speed rail also are discussed.

The article reflects on the development of the nuclear-thermonuclear North American Water and Power Alliance (NAWPA), a continental water management scheme proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that links the U.S., Canada and Mexico along Bering Strait. It states that the U.S. needs to partner with the Asian countries for the completion of the project. It states about the Pacific Trunk Line which focuses on the development of the Pacific basin territory and the Maglev Systems.

The article discusses the science experiment of students to create a functional, light-rail system using magnetic levitation in the U.S. It explains that magnetic levitation (Maglev) uses electromagnetism to levitate or float above with almost friction-free and use less energy. In addition, it presents the goals and materials for the students to finish the subject to discover the maglev track.

The article informs that General Atomics Corp. will soon be launching magnetic levitation train. It is stated that the company's Electromagnetic Systems Division had built a prototype train to check the efficiency of the actual vehicle. According to Sam Gurol, General Atomics' director of maglev systems, the launch of magnetic levitation train would solve the problem of traffic congestion in the U.S.

Examines the impact of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century or TEA-21 in the U.S. Provisions of the federal transportation law; Information on its finance mechanisms for project funding; Details of the study on magnetic levitation.

Presents information on Inductrack, a technology that use passive permanent magnets to levitate a train developed by researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Advantages of Inductrack over magnetic levitation (Maglevs); Principles used in Inductrack; Other applications of the technology.

Reports on the advent of high-speed levitating trains which could help solve current transportation problems. High-speed rail (HSR) vs. high-speed magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) systems; Early United States efforts at high-speed ground transportation (HSGT); International developments. INSETS: How the high-speed maglev train works;High-speed trains coming to U.S..

Examines the cost-effectiveness of the proposed federal funding of magnetic-levitation (maglev) trains in the U.S. Cost of maglev projects; Advantages of maglev trains; Criticisms on the proposal.

Focuses on the feasibility of an electromagnetically levitated train or MAGLEV construction in the United States. Series of inquiries carried out by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Macro-Engineering Research Group; Studies conducted by Robert Salter of the RAND Corp. which were presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Possible obstacles to the MAGLEV passenger service.

Focuses on federal involvement in major transportation revolutions in the United States. Idea of maglev; Automobiles and railroads for travel; Principles behind maglev.

Reports that the United States Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration is reviewing proposals for federal funding from seven potential high-speed magnetically levitated rail transportation (maglev) projects. Plan to select a single system as its showcase maglev project; Sources of funding; Possible use of passenger facility charges; Invention of maglev by James Powell and Gordon Danby.

Takes a look at the upgrades and innovative anti-drag techniques developed at the High Speed Test Track operated by the 46th Test Group at Holloman AFB, N.Mexico. Emphasis on theater missile defense; Requirements for higher sled speeds that can emulate environments and conditions typical of high-altitude intercepts; Helium atmosphere created by engineers and technicians; Goal of the magnetic levitation project.

Reports on high-speed magnetic levitation train projects in the United States. Funding received from the U.S. Department of Transportation; Plan to issue tax-exempt debt to finance the project; Exploration of other applications such as freight.

Focuses on the magnetic levitation trains or maglev in the U.S. Statement issued by Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y. while introducing a bill that would have allowed maglev trains to run along interstate highway rights-of-way; Conclusion of a joint study on maglev conducted in 1993 by the Federal Railroad Administration, the Energy Department and the Army Corps of Engineers; Problem with maglev.

Discusses efforts to gain funding for the installation of a high-speed magnetic levitation (maglev) rail route in the United States. Support for the proposed route from Las Vegas, Nevada to Anaheim, California; Cost of building the maglev in the West; Political and environmental issues that may delay the said project.

Reports on the first operational magnetic levitation system which will carry passengers within the campus of the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Concept and design by American Maglev Technology Inc.; Technology of magnetic levitation.

Presents an update on the magnetic levitation (maglev) rail project in Shanghai's Pudong New Area in China. Plan of the Chinese government to build more railroads after the completion of the Pudong rail project by 2003; Employment of German technology in the maglev rail project; Setbacks which derailed the project; Issues under debate about maglev trains both in China and in other countries.

Focuses on the financing projects selected by the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation that would deploy the first high-speed magnetically levitated train system in the U.S. Location of the projects; Funding for the projects; Overview of the proposals.

Reports that a United States Senate Committee has taken a proposal for a MagLev commuter train in New Orleans, Louisiana out of the running for federal funding. Approval by the full Senate of the appropriations bill excluding the project; Final vote on the measure expected in September 2000.

Reports on the introduction of the world's first magnetic levitation train simulator by the National Aviation and Transportation (NAT) Center of Dowling College in Oakdale, New York. Plan of Florida's Maglev 2000 to use the technology; Construction of test track in Florida to increase awareness of the project and for research and development; Worth of the project; Benefits of a magnetic levitation vehicle.

Argues that Long Island, New York is being left behind in maglev (magnetic levitation) rail service. Plan to start maglev service at Stewart International Airport instead of Republic Airport; Funding requirements; Failure of Long Island to take advantage of maglev opportunity; Adoption of high-speed rail technology instead of maglev; Expansion plans at Stewart Airport.

Reports on New York Institute of Technology's Central Islip campus' slow magnetic levitation (maglev) technology. Inventors Paul Koch and Michele Bartomen's opinions on magnetic levitation; Cost of high-speed maglev; Adaptability of slow maglev on existing infrastructure; Benefits of using a slow maglev.

Reports on two magnetically levitated train projects unveiled by New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Boost to Long Islands's Grunman Corp. as one of the projects' designers; Projects at the Stewart Airport in Newburgh and along the NYS Thruway; Maglev's inventors.

Reports on West Point, New York Lt. Governor Stanley Lundine's support for a proposed magnetic levitation railroad demonstration project in the Hudson Valley. Lobbying of federal officials to finance the project; Stress on the need to fill the space vacated by the International Business Machines Corp.; Potential economic benefits of the project; More.

Reports on the plan of Amtrak to explore the use of high-speed trains. Plan of New York State Thruway Authority to use magnetic levitation train; Improvement of passenger service; Ability to turn without reducing speed.

The article reports on the federal research money received by U.S. firm called American Magline Group to study a potential magnetic levitation vehicle link between Las Vegas, Nevada and Disneyland, in Anaheim, California. The government of California is also looking into a similar commuter network for greater Los Angeles, California. According to the article, the projects could cost 20 billion U.S. dollars and could take a decade to complete.

The article focuses on a transportation bill signed by U.S. President George W. Bush that allocates $45 million for a magnetic levitation (maglev) super speed train connecting Las Vegas, Nevada to Anaheim, California. Maglev trains have the capability to travel up to 300 miles per hour (mph) and climb 10% grades since there is no friction. The budget will be used to underwrite environmental studies for the first 42-mile segment from Primm to Las Vegas.

The article provides information on developments being made in three cities in the U.S. that may trigger its growth. The construction of the Brighton Village high-end community has started in 2006 in Coolidge, Phoenix. The construction of toll road in Travis County, Texas will be completed in 2007. The installation of a maglev train in Victorville, California was approved by the U.S. Congress.

The article reports on the announcement made by the American Superconductor Corp. regarding its high temperature superconductor (HTS) in the U. S. HTS was used in magnetically levitated train system operated by Central Japan Railway Co. that reaches a speed of 500 kilometer per hour during a test run. The magnetically levitated train is the main transportation route connecting Tokyo to Osaka.

Comments on the operation of the magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation system in Shanghai, China. Average operating speed of the maglev trains; Uniqueness of the maglev system in commercial mass transit; Status of maglev projects in the U.S.

Editorial. Analyses the proposed magnetic levitation (maglev) train route between Las Vegas, Nevada and Anaheim, California. Implications for the project of the United States' involvement in the Middle East; Validity of the maglev system; Usefulness in other modes of transportation.

Reports on the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks on transportation funding in Nevada. Amount of the spending package proposed by senator Harry Reid; Plans of the senator to establish a magnetic levitation train in the state; Role of Cal-Nev Super Speed Train in demonstrating the viability of the program.

Criticizes the members of the Regional Planning Commission, the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission and the New Orleans Aviation Board who were included in the field trip to Germany for the purpose of observing the magnetic levitation (MagLev) train. Plans for the construction of the MagLev train in New Orleans, Louisiana; Inappropriateness of the trip.

Reports that a group of prominent businessmen has formed a company called MagLev of Louisiana LLC to explore possibilities of building a high-speed rail demonstration project in New Orleans, Louisiana. Viability of developing a magnetic levitation railway in the state; Entrepreneurial opportunities presented by the project.

Reports on the selection of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia as the site for a transit system project. Use of a magnetic levitation technology; Target date for passenger service; School's receipt of an amount from American Maglev Technology.

Offers news and notes from the field of transportation in Westchester County, New York for the week of April 17, 2000. Change in motor fuel taxes paid per household, before and after inflation; Suggested web sites including the Alternative-fuel Vehicle Directory; Installation of a magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation system at Old Dominion University in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Reports on the Transportation Equity Act-21 Century money that is being contested by cities in the United States, including the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area, for the construction of a magnetic levitation train (maglev). Benefits offered by the train; Planned route of the maglev if approved; Features of a maglev.

Focuses on the campaign to win funding for the Gulf Coast Magnetic Leviation Project in New Orleans, Louisiana. Proponents for the train project; Cities vying for federal funds to develop a functioning test system; Selection criteria set by the Federal Railroad Administration; Advantage of New Orleans over the other cities.

Reports on the collaboration between the Federal Railroad Administration and the US Air Force to conduct a magnetic levitation (maglev) experiment for high-speed ground transportation and missile defense warhead testing. Air Force's construction of a maglev track in New Mexico.

Focuses on efforts by engineers at Sandia National Laboratories to get magnetic-levitation (maglev) trains to run on rail lines, for a fraction of the cost of a maglev system. Use of segmented-rail phased-induction motor, called Seraphim for short.

Reports on Governor Mario Cuomo's two-track strategy for building the next generation of high-speed trains in New York. Plans for building the first magnetically levitated (maglev) train system from New York City to Albany to Boston; Upgrading of Amtrak's rail link between New York City and Buffalo; New York companies that have expressed interest in New York's rail program; Implications; Reaction to the plans.