First Maglev Installation Going Up

berniecase writes "After hearing about the 500kph Maglev in Japan on Slashdot, I caught wind of this installation which is going up in Norfolk, Virginia. It's the first Maglev installation in the US. Here's another photo, too."

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Obligatory Simpsons Reference

[Ribo99]

[Lyle Lanley] Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine, bonafide, electrified, six-car monorail!
What'd I say?
[Ned Flanders] Monorail!
[Lyle] What's it called?
[Patty & Selma] Monorail
[Lyle] That's right, monorail!
[All chant] Monorail, monorail, monorail...
[Ms Hoover] I hear those things are awfully loud
[Lyle] It glides as softly as a cloud
[Apu] Is there a chance the track could bend?
[Lyle] Not on your life, my Hindu friend
[Barney] What about us braindead slobs?
[Lyle] You'll be given cushy jobs
[Grampa] Were you sent here by the devil?
[Lyle] No, good sir, I'm on the level
[Chief Wiggum] The ring came off my pudding can
[Lyle] Take my pen knife, my good man
I swear it's Springfield's only choice
Throw up your hands and raise your voice!
Monorail!
What's it called?
Monorail!
Once again!
Monorail!
[Marge] But Main Street's still all cracked and broken
[Bart] Sorry, mom, the mob has spoken
[All] Monorail! Monorail!
Monorail!
Monorail!
[Homer] Mono- d'oh!

Re:Obligatory Simpsons Reference

[MrResistor]

Someone just HAS to make funny karma-whoring quotes from that Simpson's episode every single [slashdot.org] freaking time there is any monorail-related article on slashdot.

Yes, that's what 'obligatory' means.

Re:Obligatory Simpsons Reference

[SirSlud]

What's wrong with obligatory?! It's a perfectly cromulant word! ;)

(And great sig.)

Re:Only 40mph?

[Russ Steffen]

But Monorails are more of a Shelbyville idea...

very historic moment

[zazas_mmmm]

`I told those 3-year-olds they're watching a very historic moment,' she said, adding that they may not have grasped the significance.

The significance being that the U.S. is farther ahead of any other nation in developing useful, efficient, profit generating public transportation.

Oh wait....or maybe that this is the only time anyone sees this train and doesn't think: "how long until a bailout?"

A word of warning

[Subcarrier]

Don't get on board if you have piercings. Very painful.

Wow, they expect it to move @ 40 MPH!

[WhaDaYaKnow]

After hearing about the 500kph Maglev in Japan on Slashdot, I caught wind of this installation which is going up in Norfolk, Virginia

Yeah and at 40 MPH, America is _almost_ there!

Re:Only 40mph?

[Fnord]

You're from Seattle aren't you?

Re:Ugh.

[wackybrit]

Good afternoon, I'm a movie geek and COBOL programmer based in Dorksville, TX. I am interested in learning about these 'two fleshy things that go into your shoes' that are you talking about.

My car is my current form of mobility. I use it to get to my mailbox, pick up soda from WAL*Mart, and also to walk my dog.

Kindly send me some information on the 'two fleshy things that go into your shoes'.

Yours,
Afatpro Grammar

Not very impressive...

[NanoGator]

I'm not impressed, really. I can see the strings.

Would never work in the SF Bay area....

[cutecub]

The mag-strip on everyone's BART ticket would be instantly erased them moment they stepped on board...

Oh, Joy.

[Procrasturbator]

Virginia! It sure will be great to have a bunch of hillbillies running this thing.

"Hay paw! Joe Bob done gots the fly on his britches stuck to the magnet again!"

Re:Can this be improved by using...

[Russ Steffen]

No no no ... It's a Buttered Cat Array. The toast is incidental to the design.

CmdrTaco was a BBC editor?

[ComaVN]

I didn't know CmdrTaco was a BBC editor:
The two cars hovered just a centimetres above the track, kept their by magnetic force, providing a smooth ride.