The (far off?) future of mass transit is being dreamed up in, of all places, Whitmore Lake.
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Picture a rail service in southeastern Michigan that runs along a track suspended above the freeway, traveling at speeds up to 200 mph.
Imagine getting from Ann Arbor to Detroit in 10 minutes - and taking your car with you on the rail.
And envision that service with on-demand cross-country travel that has personal suites with kitchens, as well as the ability to rent onboard space for commercial offices and private parties. Such a service also could have the ability to dispatch medical equipment and full teams to the scene of a car accident by rail.
Those are the visions of a Whitmore Lake company pushing a proposal to build a rail system using magnetic levitation - or maglev. The technology would be faster, more environmentally friendly and cheaper than most other forms of transportation available in the U.S. today.
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