The
M-2000 passenger vehicle cabin dimensions are similar to a mid-size
jet airliner like the MD-80. Unlike airliners, however, all passengers
on M-2000 vehicles enjoy first class seating with ample leg room and
wide, comfortable seats. The M-2000 guideway also transports freight
vehicles. The trailer would roll onto and off the Maglev vehicle in
two minutes, similar to trailers carried by the Chunnel Trains. M-2000
freight vehicles can also transport containerized freight.
Depending
on traffic density, M-2000 vehicles operate individually or as multi-car
"train sets." Headways of 1 minute are practical (5 miles separation
between vehicles). An M-2000 two-way guideway with single vehicles
can carry 12,000 passengers or 120 trailer trucks per hour. With
three vehicle "train sets," the capacity would increase by a factor
of 3. Multi-vehicle sets operate at peak traffic periods, and single
vehicles at off-peak. A 2-way M- 2000 guideway could carry 100,000
passengers and several thousand trailer trucks daily. At 10 cents
per passenger-mile and 20 cents per ton-mile, revenues would be
6 million dollars per mile of guideway per year. This would payback
the 10 million dollar per mile capital cost of a 2-way M-2000 guideway
in a couple of years.
The
M-2000 passenger vehicle cabin dimensions are similar to a mid-size
jet airliner like the MD-80. Unlike airliners, however, all passengers
on M-2000 vehicles enjoy first class seating with ample leg room and
wide, comfortable seats. The M-2000 guideway also transports freight
vehicles. The trailer would roll onto and off the Maglev vehicle in
two minutes, similar to trailers carried by the Chunnel Trains. M-2000
freight vehicles can also transport containerized freight.
Depending
on traffic density, M-2000 vehicles operate individually or as multi-car
"train sets." Headways of 1 minute are practical (5 miles separation
between vehicles). An M-2000 two-way guideway with single vehicles
can carry 12,000 passengers or 120 trailer trucks per hour. With
three vehicle "train sets," the capacity would increase by a factor
of 3. Multi-vehicle sets operate at peak traffic periods, and single
vehicles at off-peak. A 2-way M- 2000 guideway could carry 100,000
passengers and several thousand trailer trucks daily. At 10 cents
per passenger-mile and 20 cents per ton-mile, revenues would be
6 million dollars per mile of guideway per year. This would payback
the 10 million dollar per mile capital cost of a 2-way M-2000 guideway
in a couple of years. 