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While the cost of passive maglev track isn't huge, conventional rail networks which you'd be competing with already exist, so typically would only be justifiabl
by gnode 9y ago
While the cost of passive maglev track isn't huge, conventional rail networks which you'd be competing with already exist, so typically would only be justifiable for new networks. Safety is another large concern; it's easy to make a fail-deadly maglev train. While maglev trains are the fastest, safety keeps them an emerging technology.