NYC has Maglev research center

We are delighted to learn of the operation and growth of the Maglev Research Center at NYU/Poly involving pioneers James Powell and Gordon Danby and led by Bud Griffis.  We have supported Maglev in many papers, including

JH Ausubel, C Marchetti. The evolution of transport (PDF). The Industrial Physicist 7(2): 20-24, 2001
https://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-7/iss-2/p20.pdf

JH Ausubel, C Marchetti, PS Meyer. Toward green mobility: The evolution of transport. European Review  6(2): 143-162, 1998
https://phe.rockefeller.edu/green_mobility/

JH Ausubel. Big green energy machines. The Industrial Physicist 10(5): 20-24, 2004
https://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-10/iss-5/p20.html

and several papers at
https://cesaremarchetti.org/sublist.php#Transports