Why steel wheel on rail technology instead of Maglev?
Maglev technology was considered and rejected in November 2005 as part of the certified Statewide Program EIR/EIS document (see Section 2.6.6 High-Speed Train Technology Options Considered and Rejected). Maglev was eliminated since it would not allow for direct high-speed train service to major intercity travel markets and therefore would not meet the purpose and need and objectives for the proposed project. In certain heavily constrained urban corridors (i.e., San Francisco Peninsula from San Jose to San Francisco, and the LOSSAN rail corridor between Los Angeles and Orange County), the high-speed train service will need to share tracks with existing services. Maglev technology requires separate and distinct guideway configurations that would preclude the sharing of rail infrastructure and be limited in its ability to share existing rail right-of-way. Further, there are no intercity Maglev systems in revenue service anywhere in the world, and none are under construction anywhere in th
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