Interesting Facts
The United States had and still has an interest in Japan's expertise on making a Maglev Train on the American soil. In 2010, the U.S. and Japan had a deal set up that would start the project of a Maglev Train that would link two Florida cities, Tampa to Orlando. The train with the high speed and efficiency of travel would be ideal for the car-hungry nation.
Japans major interest was to be a part of the $14 billion dollar stimulus plan that was supposed to be used for upgrading transportation in the U.S. The amount that Japan was to obtain if the plan went underway was $1.25 billion dollars that would interlink Tampa to Orlando. The plan was eventually cancelled in February 2011 by Florida's governor Rick Scott, mainly because he felt that the disadvantages far outweighed the advantages in carrying out with the production of the train. The tax payers of Florida would have to also spend a considerably high amount of money on taxes per year.
There are also other competitors to the Japan's Maglev train such as Canada's Bombardier, Germany's Siemens, France's Altrom, U.S. General Electric, and the Lockhead Martinare.
Webliography
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<http://www.maglev.net/information/>.
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< http://www.odec.ca/projects/2007/zhou7d2/history.html>.
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Japans major interest was to be a part of the $14 billion dollar stimulus plan that was supposed to be used for upgrading transportation in the U.S. The amount that Japan was to obtain if the plan went underway was $1.25 billion dollars that would interlink Tampa to Orlando. The plan was eventually cancelled in February 2011 by Florida's governor Rick Scott, mainly because he felt that the disadvantages far outweighed the advantages in carrying out with the production of the train. The tax payers of Florida would have to also spend a considerably high amount of money on taxes per year.
There are also other competitors to the Japan's Maglev train such as Canada's Bombardier, Germany's Siemens, France's Altrom, U.S. General Electric, and the Lockhead Martinare.
Webliography
"Information." Maglev Trains & Technology. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.maglev.net/information/>.
"The Maglev Train." The Maglev Train. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2012.
< http://www.odec.ca/projects/2007/zhou7d2/history.html>.
"Magnetic Levitation." Magnetic Levitation. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept.
2012. <http://www.faculty.rsu.edu/users/c/clayton/www/presson/paper.htm>.
"FUTURE TRANSPORT - NEWS - Japan Seeks To Export High-Speed Rail Expertise To
U.S. Â ." FUTURE TRANSPORT. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012.
<http://www.futuretransport.us/news/2010/5/12/japan-seeks-to-export-high-speed-rail-expertise-to-us.html>.