A National Maglev Network based on the M-2000 maglev system will provide fast, low cost intercity travel for virtually all Americans in the early decades of the 21st Century. Following the proposal of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the National Network would be built alongside existing Interstate Highways using the rights of way. The National Network illustrated here has 16,000 miles of M-2000 guideway, compared to the total 42,000 miles of Interstate. 70% of the US population live within 15 miles of a maglev station on the Network, and over 90% are in states served by it.

To travel to any part in the US served by the Network, a person would only need to go to his or her nearby station and wait a few minutes for the next maglev vehicle to take them to the appropriate hub point. Because of the low operating cost for maglev vehicles, and the fact that they are not mechanically stressed and do not wear out, in contrast to autos, planes, and trains, advance reservations and ticket purchases would not be needed. Hub points would be located on the Network where several maglev lines met - for example, New York, Chicago, Denver, and so forth.

All maglev stations would be located off-line, so that vehicles would not need to slow down when approaching a station, but would by-pass it at high speed if a stop was not scheduled. If a stop was scheduled, the vehicle would be shifted to a secondary guideway by a High Speed Electronic Switch. It would then slow down on the secondary guideway as it approached the station. After unloading and loading passengers at the station, the vehicle would be magnetically accelerated up to full speed on the secondary guideway, and then electronically switched back onto the main guideway

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Using this skip-stop type of vehicle scheduling, passengers would board a vehicle that was bound directly for their destination or hub point, without having to stop at intermediate stations on the route.

In addition to passengers, the National Maglev Network would also carry freight in the form of truck trailers and containers as described in Intercity Trucks. US intercity truck transport is a very large market, over 260 billion dollars annually. Trucking companies can ship their trailers from the origin points to the stations nearest their destinations via the National Maglev Network in a much shorter time and at lower cost than driving them by highway. Upon arrival at its station, the trailer would be picked up by a tractor and delivered to the final destination.

Average travel speeds are 250 mph, including the acceleration and deceleration periods of the trip. Maglev vehicles can accelerate and decelerate much more rapidly than trains. At 0.25 g - equivalent to a car that accelerates to 60 mph in 15 seconds - it takes a little more than one minute to reach the maglev cruising speed of 300 mph.