Eshan Maitra
No, not talking about instant teleportation. It is all just transportation through near-future trains or pods. By near I meant it is already here, just not yet put to use. Believe it or not, a group US Air Force team consisting of scientists and engineers, successfully built such system. This Maglev SledSystem can travel up to the speed of 1019 kmph (633 mph)! Now get this, sound travels up to the speed of 1225 kmph (761.2 mph). That, means just getting on the ride and one cough. You will be right next to your house (If it is within 1 km). Or just take a nap and you will be able travel across Bangladesh before an hour!
Previous record was only 161 kmph (100 mph), by the same team. Which they broke just in days’ lap. The team have given immense amount of time to finally get the results they wanted. All the testing was done and recorded at Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Usually the fastest trains may run up to the speed of 95 kmph (59 mph). What makes the Maglev systems so much faster then? Also, wouldn’t the train track just melt way at that high speed because of the heat it might create? Well, Maglev or Magnetic Levitation Sled System reduce the friction between train track and the train almost close zero percent! The opposite bipolar magnetic trail interactions keep the train levitating. Meaning the levitated sled just floats on the track that, even a child may able push it without breaking a sweat. On the top of these utilities and features, the sled comes with a rocket behind it. Yes, when this is built into a train, it will look and both work like a horizontal ground rocket. How cool is that! That would have the acceleration speed of 283 meter (928 feet) per second squared!
So far, there are currently 3 commercial Maglev Train Systems, all in Asia. Though they run at much less speed than recent record. 5 others being tested. These 3 extraordinary tracks are – Shanghai Maglev, China; Linimo (Tobu Kyuryo Line, Japan; and Incheon Airport Maglev, South Korea.