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The Port Authority of Allegheny County has received an additional $1.9 million towards a proposed 54-mile "maglev" project. The Port Authority entered into this grant agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) this past Friday, according to Port Authority spokesperson Bob Grove. The maglev project, which involves using strong magnetic fields to suspend and propel a train along a specialized magnetic track at speeds of up to 240 mph, was originally proposed for Pittsburgh in the mid-'90s.

In 1990, a Maglev Working Group developed through Carnegie Mellon was incorporated to form Maglev Inc. The company has since worked with the Port Authority and the FRA to privately and publicly fund the installation, which would connect Pittsburgh...

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