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    Maglev Trains use magnets to propel and levitate a train above the track. The Electromagnetic Suspension maglev (EMS) uses electromagnets to suspend the train, and propel it. Another style of maglev train uses cooled, superconducting magnets, which work even with no power running trough them.

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    Maglev Trains use magnets to propel and levitate a train above the track. The Electromagnetic Suspension maglev (EMS) uses electromagnets to suspend the train, and propel it. Another style of maglev train uses cooled, superconducting magnets, which work even with no power running trough them.

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    Maglev Trains use magnets to propel and levitate a train above the track. The Electromagnetic Suspension maglev (EMS) uses electromagnets to suspend the train, and propel it. Another style of maglev train uses cooled, superconducting magnets, which work even with no power running trough them.

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    MaglevTrainsreferstotheuseofmagnetsincorporatedintothetrackandbodyoftheTrain, usedtolevitateatrainabovethetrack.Theideaofamaglevtrainhasbeenaroundforalongtome,asa trainwithnofrictionbetweenitandthetrack,butonlyrecentlyhastechnologymadeitpossibleforthis concepttobecomeareality.Recentdevelopmentshavesplitthetypesofmaglevtrainsintotwomain categories,whichbothusetheattractiveandrepulsiveforcesbetweentwomagneticfieldsindifferent waysbywhichtopropelandlevitatethetrain. TheElectromagneticSuspensionmaglev(EMS)useselectromagnets,acoilofmetalthathasan electriccurrentmovingthroughit,tosuspendthetrain,andpropelit.Bychangingthepolarityofan electromagnetinfrontofthetrain,thetrackpullstheundercarriagealong,whilechangingamagnetin therearofthetrainhelpspushitalong.AGermanCompany,Transrapid,hasbeentestingaEMStrain whichincorporatesawraparoundbody,topreventderailmentathighspeeds,aswellassetting magnetsunderneaththetrack. AnotherstyleofmaglevtrainusestheElectrodynamicSuspensionsystem(EDS),whichuses cooled,superconductingmagnets,whichworkevenwithnopowerrunningtroughthem.Thoughthis methodusedlesspower,thecoolingofthesuperconductorscanbedifficult,aswellasexpensive.A JapaneseCompanyhasdevelopedatypeofEDStrackcalledInductrack,whichusesroomtemperature magnetsinsteadofcooledsuperconductors.OnedrawbacktotheEDSsystem,isthatthetrainhasto runonrubberwheelsuntilitreachesaspeedof60mph.

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