North American Maglev Transport Institute

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The North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, USA, and established to educate the public about the advantages of magnetic levitation (maglev) transport.[1] NAMTI also serves as a central clearing house for information on different types of maglev transport technology and to help clearly differentiate maglev technology from other modes, such as trains or USA trains.[2]

NAMTI was created by several experts on maglev technology, including the last Chief Maglev Scientist for the U.S. government, Dr. John Harding.[3][4] Dr. Harding retired from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration in 2005 and his position was never refilled, thus leaving a gaping knowledge vacuum at the U.S. DOT of the major advances in overseas maglev technology. NAMTI was thus established as a new independent organization to stay abreast of evolving international maglev developments.[5]

The institute maintains a website filled with data, charts, maps, photos and videos of several types of maglev technology being developed around the world.[6] NAMTI resources are used by transportation planners, engineering firms, and governments around the world considering new maglev transport projects.

The NAMTI website was first captured as active in 2011.[7] It was last captured as active in October 2015.[8] The domain was posted as for sale in January 2016.[9]

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  1. ^ NAMTI (April 18, 2011). "China Slows Down Its High-Speed Trains" (Press release) – via Google Groups transport-innovators email list.
  2. ^ "USA Trains". What is USA. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. ^ "Dr. John Harding". The International Maglev Board. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "DR. JOHN HARDING (In memoriam)". The International Maglev Board. Maglev Board. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI)". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "Maglev Technology Explained". North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI). Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Welcome To NAMTI". North American Maglev Transport Institute. 2011-04-05. Archived from the original on 2011-04-05. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ "NAMTI". North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI). 2015-10-12. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ^ "namti.org". 2016-01-08. Archived from the original on 2016-01-08. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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