Multiple Point Skytran Service

	Florida MagLev	SkyTran
Cruise Speed	250 mph	100 mph
Time for one way trip (accelerating up to cruise speed, cruise, then decelerating to a stop).	6.5 minutes (1/8th g max due to not using any passenger restraint seatbelts)	8.6 minutes (1/2 g max)
Resulting average speed	129 mph	97.4 mph
Average travel speed due to departures being 15 minutes apart	39 mph to 129 mph (time is wasted waiting for the next MagLev)	97.4 mph (on-demand, no waiting)
Total system miles	14 miles	14 miles (to the International Center plus 30 extra miles of branched SkyTran track to travel non-stop directly to all major hotels)
Time to travel 14 miles	6.5 to 21.5 minutes	Always 8.6 minutes
Time to travel from airport to your hotel	Add 10 to 30 minutes to hail a cab, or rent a car, load, travel, then unload at your final destination	It would add less than 2 minutes, if your hotel was 3 more miles from the International Center*
Total number of vehicles	1	2,300
System Cost	$500 million	$74 million**
% of MagLev system Cost	100%	14.8%
Hourly passenger capacity	1,600 (4 trips /hr)	3,600 (7,200 with 2 /vehicle)
Maximum daily capacity	38,400	86,400 (172,800 with 2/vehicle)
Expected daily capacity	21,918 (8 million per year)	21,918
Annual gross income from fare revenues ($18 per trip)	$144 million	$144 million
Annual expenses	Assume $0**	$45 million
Excess remaining after expenses	$144 million	$99 Million
Annual return to City for its transportation investment	28.8%***	133.8%
* It becomes logical to utilize modern computers and established barcode systems to enable travelers to check in their baggage at their departure directly to their specific hotel. They should not be burdened with waiting for (add another 20 minutes) and handling their luggage at the airport (or the International Center). The conclusion here is that the lower cost, on-demand, SkyTran system would be much more convenient to use, would have higher carrying capacity and could provide net income to the City for system expansion. Even reducing fares to half of the 250mph MagLev fare ($18 to $9) would still yield a return of 36.5% after expenses. Annual expenses for energy, maintenance, operations, salaries of operators, facilities, etc. of MagLev monorail trains unknown. Here even assuming zero expenses for operating the 250 mph MagLev system, the annual return to the city is one quarter of the 100 mph SkyTran system. Source: SAE Report 921583, Aug 1992, The Transrapid MagLev System — An Update

Comparison of Total Time to Get to One's Hotel from the Airport
	250 mph MagLev	100 mph SkyTran
Time to get to the MagLev or SkyTran station after exiting the airplane	5 to 10 minutes	1 minute*
Average time waiting for vehicle	7.5 minutes	1 minute
Time to travel to the International Center	6.5 minutes	8.6 minutes
Time to get luggage	20 to 30 minutes	0**
Time to hail a shuttle and board	5 to 10 minutes	0
Time to travel to hotel from the International Center	10 to 20 minutes	3 to 6 minutes
Total Time	54 to 84 minutes	14 to 17 minutes
Numerous SkyTran stations would be conveniently located within 100 feet of each airline’s arrival gate. *Luggage checked in at departure airport will be automatically delivered to your hotel via SkyTran.