Kudos on a truly compelling issue in your very interesting Substack. As I read through the articles in this issue, I felt as though you were crafting a kind of Venn diagram—an elegant convergence of the major challenges confronting civilization today. Issues like safe streets, clean air, sustainable energy, land conservation, and equitable access to a better standard of living all seemed to intersect, revealing a profound global market opportunity for superconducting maglev (SC Maglev) transport technology.
At the center of this imagined Venn diagram, in my mind's eye, stood the energy-efficient superconducting maglev system pioneered by my late colleagues, Drs. James Powell and Gordon Danby. Now, after four decades of advocacy, I’m encouraged that their transformative vision may finally reach market realization within this century.
Thank you again for producing such an inspiring issue—and for your steadfast support of the elevated guideway concept. This high-speed logistics corridor, built primarily along existing highway rights-of-way, offers the remarkable capability to electronically switch off the guideway and use the Powell and Danby system on inexpensively adapted conventional rail trackage. This approach enables seamless access to port facilities, land terminals, and urban rail hubs.
As the realities of energy, food, water, land-use and the broader commons come into sharper focus, I’m hopeful that enlightened policymakers and investors will champion the testing and demonstration of this remarkable transport innovation—positioning it to complement and evolve the nation and the world's highway, rail, and air systems.
Please continue sharing your thoughts and reports on this vital sector of human infrastructure in our increasingly interdependent world.
James Jordan
President, Interstate Maglev Project and Executive VP of Maglev2000
Dr. Levin,
Kudos on a truly compelling issue in your very interesting Substack. As I read through the articles in this issue, I felt as though you were crafting a kind of Venn diagram—an elegant convergence of the major challenges confronting civilization today. Issues like safe streets, clean air, sustainable energy, land conservation, and equitable access to a better standard of living all seemed to intersect, revealing a profound global market opportunity for superconducting maglev (SC Maglev) transport technology.
At the center of this imagined Venn diagram, in my mind's eye, stood the energy-efficient superconducting maglev system pioneered by my late colleagues, Drs. James Powell and Gordon Danby. Now, after four decades of advocacy, I’m encouraged that their transformative vision may finally reach market realization within this century.
Thank you again for producing such an inspiring issue—and for your steadfast support of the elevated guideway concept. This high-speed logistics corridor, built primarily along existing highway rights-of-way, offers the remarkable capability to electronically switch off the guideway and use the Powell and Danby system on inexpensively adapted conventional rail trackage. This approach enables seamless access to port facilities, land terminals, and urban rail hubs.
As the realities of energy, food, water, land-use and the broader commons come into sharper focus, I’m hopeful that enlightened policymakers and investors will champion the testing and demonstration of this remarkable transport innovation—positioning it to complement and evolve the nation and the world's highway, rail, and air systems.
Please continue sharing your thoughts and reports on this vital sector of human infrastructure in our increasingly interdependent world.
James Jordan
President, Interstate Maglev Project and Executive VP of Maglev2000