{"id":217,"date":"2014-05-29T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/?p=217"},"modified":"2014-05-29T13:00:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T13:00:44","slug":"a-new-era-for-transportation-in-our-region-has-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/a-new-era-for-transportation-in-our-region-has-started\/","title":{"rendered":"A new era for transportation in our region has started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/800px-A_maglev_train_coming_out_Pudong_International_Airport_Shanghai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-218\" src=\"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/800px-A_maglev_train_coming_out_Pudong_International_Airport_Shanghai-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"800px-A_maglev_train_coming_out,_Pudong_International_Airport,_Shanghai\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a>Orlando is a few hi-tech steps closer to boast the first commercial magnet-powered train in the country. Last week, Florida approved plans for construction of a privately funded floating train that would link the convention center with <a title=\"Orlando Airport Transportation\" href=\"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/en\/transportation\/Orlando-Intl-Airport-(MCO)-104780.php\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando International Airport<\/a> and will be the first of its kind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The futuristic train is about to be built by Georgia-based\u00a0American Maglev Technology.<!--more--> The 250-mph magnet-propelled train will move on a cushion of air and the ride will be smooth and noiseless with no rattle of wheels. The green technology system uses lightweight cars gliding one centimeter above a steel rail through powerful magnet forces. Such systems are already operating efficiently in Japan, China and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company is expected to break the ground this fall and the line will be operational by 2017. The first phase, a 13, 8-mile elevated track, will be constructed at cost of $300 million. \u00a0The floating train is anticipated to carry up to 4, 1 million passengers a year at an average fare of $10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, there still are many questions that need to be considered. One of them is how the magnetically levitated train might work with the $1, 2 billion Sun Rail commuter train.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And what to expect in the future? The time of flying cars may be closer than you think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando is a few hi-tech steps closer to boast the first commercial magnet-powered train in the country. Last week, Florida approved plans for construction of a privately funded floating train that would link the convention center with Orlando International Airport and will be the first of its kind. The futuristic train is about to be &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/a-new-era-for-transportation-in-our-region-has-started\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A new era for transportation in our region has started&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,7,10],"tags":[44,45,73],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/orlando.interplex.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}