Wednesday, January 25, 2006

California Regional Maglev Project

Have you ever heard of Maglev? Imagine a train that rides on a cushion of air along an elevated track at speeds over 300 miles per hour. Special magnets on the train work to oppose the force of electro-magnets positioned along the track in such a way as to provide the lift and propulsion simultaneously. It is ingenious. Shanghai, China installed the first commercially operated maglev system in 2003 which runs 40 kilometers between Pudong Airport and downtown.

Now, imagine such a train connecting airports from San Diego to Los Angeles so that travelers would make the trip in about 30 minutes. Sound far fetched? Well it doesn’t when you listen to Mr. Sandor Shapery describe it. I first met Sandor on the trip to Spanish Fork to watch Spectrum fly for the first time. Sandor is a very interesting person. He is an attorney and real estate developer who changed forever the skyline of San Diego when he built the Emerald Shapery Center, know known as The Emerald Plaza. Sandor is also an inventor who has come up with some truly amazing inventions.

You should check out what Sandor has to say regarding the California Regional Maglev Project. It is amazing and this is a project we shall push through to completion.