FTA's Urban Maglev Program

This project will provide program management support in monitoring the activities of California University of Pennsylvania and their team, General Atomics. In addition, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will conduct research on the use of carbon-fiber reinforced materials.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Research Program, National Research, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Rail

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $809357.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Belanger, Marcel

• Performing Organizations:

  Science Applications International Corporation

  1710 SAIC Drive
  McLean, VA  United States  22102
• Start Date: 20090303
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120312
• Source Data: RiP Project 34875

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon fibers; Fiber reinforced materials; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Monitoring; Railroad trains; Railroad travel; Urban transit
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489222
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 5 2013 12:56AM