Folder 15: Buildings and Grounds: Maglev Construction

A car speeds under the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

Automobiles and trucks travel under the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

Construction crews prepare to assemble the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

Construction crews prepare to assemble the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

A crane lifts the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

A crane lifts the the elevated Maglev test track over Hampton Boulevard and 46th Street.

The car used for the Maglev project is parked on the track near the Physical Education building.

Students walk past the elevated Maglev test track on their way to class.

Engineers from across the country and other nations take a look at Old Dominion University's Maglev project. Maglev is a transport method that uses magnetic levitation to move vehicles without touching the ground. Maglev uses magnets to create both lift and propulsion, thereby reducing friction by a great extent and allowing very high speeds.

A Old Dominion University or Maglev official talks to the visiting engineers about the Maglev project.

Senator George Allen (right) and a university official take a look at the car being used for the Maglev project, via an elevated lift.