Should be a fun little series of geocaches if you're into deep ditches, getting whipped in the face by tree branches, face planting because you tripped on a fallen limb, empty fields of nothing and the sheer thoughts of why, oh why is Belladan doing this to us again? The expandable series will start with 21 geocaches. Every 7th geocache will be a puzzle. So as you're driving down the road thinking, "I wonder where this leads to?" (rte 134 Shediac Rd), "I wonder what crops they grow in those fields?" (probably hay for the horses and the cows). "I wonder what river we just crossed?" (Bateman River that flows into the Shediac River), "I wonder why Belladan is ramblin' on?" Cause far too many people GSAK, load the PQ and power cache the series. You can do this here also but if you want those question marks to turn to an upside-down frown you're GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME CACHE PAGES. A new twist on the old hide 6 geocaches with numbers under the lid, to be collected for a seventh puzzle geocache. Know your limits, Geocache responsibly and above all,
HAVE FUN
Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage of the lack of friction. Such trains rise approximately 10 centimetres (3.9 in) off the track. There are both high speed, intercity maglev systems (over 400 km/h or 250 mph), and low speed, urban maglev systems (80–200 km/h or 50–124 mph) being built and under construction and development.
With maglev technology, the train travels along a guideway of electromagnets which control the train's stability and speed. While the propulsion and levitation require no moving parts, the bogies can move in relation to the main body of the vehicle and some technologies require support by retractable wheels at low speeds under 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph). This compares with electric multiple units that may have several dozen parts per bogie. Maglev trains can therefore in some cases be quieter and smoother than conventional trains and have the potential for much higher speeds.
Maglev vehicles have set several speed records, and maglev trains can accelerate and decelerate much faster than conventional trains; the only practical limitation is the safety and comfort of the passengers, although wind resistance at very high speeds can cause running costs that are four to five times that of conventional high-speed rail (such as the Tokaido Shinkansen). The power needed for levitation is typically not a large percentage of the overall energy consumption of a high-speed maglev system. Overcoming drag, which makes all open-air land transport more energy intensive at higher speeds, takes the most energy. Vactrain technology has been proposed as a means to overcome this limitation. Maglev systems have been much more expensive to construct than conventional train systems, although the simpler construction of maglev vehicles makes them cheaper to manufacture and maintain.
The Shanghai maglev train, also known as the Shanghai Transrapid, has a top speed of 430 km/h (270 mph). The line is the fastest operational high-speed maglev train, designed to connect Shanghai Pudong International Airport and the outskirts of central Pudong, Shanghai. It covers a distance of 30.5 km (19 mi) in just over 8 minutes. For the first time, the launch generated wide public interest and media attention, propelling the popularity of the mode of transportation. It is also the only maglev train in the world that can be considered as high speed.
Despite over a century of research and development, there are only six operational maglev trains today — three in China, two in South Korea, and one in Japan. Maglev can hog be hard to economically justify for certain locations, however it has notable benefits over conventional railway systems, which includes lower operating and maintenance costs (there's zero rolling friction so its parts do not wear out quickly and hence less need to replace parts often), significantly lower odds of derailment (due to its design), an extremely quiet and smooth ride for passengers, little to no air pollution, and the railcars can be built wider and make it more comfortable and spacious for passengers. And also because it can travel up higher ascending grades (up to 10 percent), compared to conventional trains (up to 4 percent or less), maglev trains can also reduce the need to create new tunnels or to level the landscape to build its tracks.