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 Is Maglev in our future?

Maglev vs. the airport's people mover

Below is a comparison of the rubber-tire people mover at Pittsburgh International Airport and the proposed magnetically levitated shuttle from the Civic Arena to Sixth Avenue-Ross Street entrance of the Steel Plaza T Station. The two systems use different technology, but there are similarities in distance and speed.

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Source: General Atomics and Allegheny County Aviation Department
Credit: Steve Thomas/Post-Gazette

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