Solar, hydrogen powered train through Detroit may be crazy but why not, says infrastructure blog
The Detroit MagLev train, powered by solar and hydrogen technologies, would connect Lansing, Detroit, and Ann Arbor. The Infrastructurist, an American infrastructure blog, says that on one hand it’s a bit of a crazy idea, but on the other, why not.Excerpt:On one hand, it’s a solar- and hydrogen-powered levitating pod train
being built to a half empty city. On the other hand… well, who isn’t
rooting for stuff to happen Michigan at this point. If they can get
someone to cough up $2.3 billion for this mad contraption, more power
to them.
People do seem to be treating the proposal–which would link Lansing,
Detroit, and Ann Arbor–with some degree of seriousness though. The
company behind it claims they have enough loot to build a prototype by
next year and that if the state will grant easements for the tracks
alongside three highway routes, then they can secure the rest of the
funding. The plan apparently is to get it done with private capital (as
the proposed Desert Xpress linking Vegas to West Coast meth capital
Victorville would do).Read the entire article here.
The Detroit MagLev train, powered by solar and hydrogen technologies,
would connect Lansing, Detroit, and Ann Arbor. The Infrastructurist, an
American infrastructure blog, says that on one hand it’s a bit of a
crazy idea, but on the other, why not.
Excerpt:
On one hand, it’s a solar- and hydrogen-powered levitating pod train
being built to a half empty city. On the other hand… well, who isn’t
rooting for stuff to happen Michigan at this point. If they can get
someone to cough up $2.3 billion for this mad contraption, more power
to them.
People do seem to be treating the proposal–which would link Lansing,
Detroit, and Ann Arbor–with some degree of seriousness though. The
company behind it claims they have enough loot to build a prototype by
next year and that if the state will grant easements for the tracks
alongside three highway routes, then they can secure the rest of the
funding. The plan apparently is to get it done with private capital (as
the proposed Desert Xpress linking Vegas to West Coast meth capital
Victorville would do).
Read the entire article here.
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