Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!WILMA.BBN.COM!dan From: dan@WILMA.BBN.COM Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: Warm superconductors Message-ID: <8711100041.AA12503@bu-cs.BU.EDU> Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 03:36:04 EST Article-I.D.: bu-cs.8711100041.AA12503 Posted: Tue Nov 10 03:36:04 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 12-Nov-87 06:35:16 EST References: <1407@houdi.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 6 I doubt that maglevs would make high-speed trains much more fuel-efficient; wind resistance, rather than wheel friction, is already the major energy consumer for high-speed rail operation. Dan Franklin