Maglev Project Outside Pittsburgh Gets $28m for Additional Study

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A magnetically levitating train that would run between Pittsburgh International Airport and Greensburg will get $28 million in federal funding for further study, members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation announced Thursday.

The grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will allow the $5.25 billion Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev project to keep inching forward with its plans for a 54-mile, high-tech, high-speed train that hovers a few centimeters above a friction-free track by the use of magnets. If completed, it would be the first of its kind in America.

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Maglev Project Outside Pittsburgh Gets $28m for Additional Study

The money will pay to update the project's financial plan, conduct a ...

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