The Trains of the Future May Fly; It Would Save Fuel and Lots of It

Today our Nations Rail Network delivers goods and supplies to markets and raw materials to be processed. Everything from iron ore, coal to produce goes by rail too. Even trucks go by rail; you have sent them, 18-wheeler trailers piggy backing on rail cars. Do you know why? Well it is more fuel-efficient and with fuel prices up, that means efficiencies and cost savings.

But what will such transportation look like in the future? After all today we have heavy trains with lots of power causing lots of friction and giving back a lot of that fuel efficiency when it need not do so. How so you ask? Well big heavy loads running along tracks slow you down, but if you could have no friction thru air-cushioned