High Speed Rail - Center for Neighborhood Technology
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<strong>High</strong> <strong>Speed</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> and Greenhouse Gas Emissions – CCAP & CNT<br />
Appendix A<br />
MagLev<br />
Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) trains are propelled by electricity, but unlike the other high speed rail<br />
technologies looked at here, they use magnetic <strong>for</strong>ce to lift and propel the train so it does not rely on steel<br />
wheels on tracks. These trains can run at speeds of 300 miles per hour and faster. An Army Corps of<br />
Engineers Report from 1998 examined MagLev technologies and provided energy use data <strong>for</strong> the<br />
German Transrapid 07 (TR07) MagLev train, showing that it uses 23.75 kWh per train kilometer, which<br />
would generate 0.49 lbs of CO2 (2.2x10 -10 MMTCO2) per passenger mile. 39<br />
Table A- 5 MagLev CO2 Emissions Factor<br />
MagLev TR07 Emissions Factor<br />
23.75 kWh per train km<br />
1.609344 km per mile<br />
38.22 kWh per train mile<br />
1.40 pounds CO2 per kWh<br />
53.50 pounds CO2 per train mile<br />
156 seats per train<br />
0.34 lbs CO2 per seat mile<br />
0.49 lbs CO2 per passenger mile<br />
39 Lever, James H. (Ed.) “Technical Assessment of Maglev System Concepts Final Report by the Government Maglev System<br />
Assessment Team.” U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. October 1998.<br />
http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/techpub/CRREL_Reports/html_files/SR98_12.html<br />
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