North American Maglev Transport Institute

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The North American Maglev Transport Institute (NAMTI) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, USA, and established to educate the public about the advantages of magnetic levitation (maglev) transport.^[1] NAMTI also serves as a central clearing house for information on different types of maglev transport technology and to help clearly differentiate maglev technology from other modes, such as trains or USA trains.^[2]

NAMTI was created by several experts on maglev technology, including the last Chief Maglev Scientist for the U.S. government, Dr. John Harding.^[3][4] Dr. Harding retired from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration in 2005 and his position was never refilled, thus leaving a gaping knowledge vacuum at the U.S. DOT of the major advances in overseas maglev technology. NAMTI was thus established as a new independent organization to stay abreast of evolving international maglev developments.^[5]

The institute maintains a website filled with data, charts, maps, photos and videos of several types of maglev technology being developed around the world.^[6] NAMTI resources are used by transportation planners, engineering firms, and governments around the world considering new maglev transport projects.

The NAMTI website was first captured as active in 2011.^[7] It was last captured as active in October 2015.^[8] The domain was posted as for sale in January 2016.^[9]