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quote:Popular Mechanics November 2002 - A Lift From Magnets - Trains that are suspended over their tracks by permanent magnets are getting off to a small start. In September, MegaRail Transportation Systems of Fort Worth, Texas unveiled a mockup of a 4-passenger car for its Micro-Rail system.
The technology differs from the permanent rail line developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Labratory, and featured in our May 1998 issue, in that it uses a fully enclosed track that can be switched at high speed. Developer Kirston Henderson has already installed a working 48-ft section of elevated track at its factory. Next stop: a fully operating prototype to show potential investors.
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They may make it yet Lawrence.