Hydrogen Super Highway - Seminar Report

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HYDROGEN SUPERHIGHWAY
SEMINAR REPORT
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering of the
A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala
by
MUHAMMED IRSHAD K
(LKMC18ME032)
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
KMCT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
NIT CAMPUS P.O, KOZHIKODE - 673601
DECEMBER 2021

KMCT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
NIT CAMPUS P.O, KOZHIKODE – 673601
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Seminar Report entitled “Hydrogen Superhighway” is a
bonafide record of the Seminar Presentation done by Muhammed Irshad K
(LKMC18ME032) during the academic year 2021-2022. This report is submitted to
A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical
Engineering.
Mr. Clement Tom Scaria Dr.K Kalaiselvan
Assistant Professor HOD & Professor
Seminar Coordinator Mechanical Engineering

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The satisfaction of having achieved the successful completion of a work would simply
be incomplete if the words of gratitude to the great minds that helped in its attainment
are not expressed. So I take this opportunity to thank all of them. To begin with I submit
this work in the feet of the God almighty for having blessed me with the wisdom to
present the seminar.
I am obliged to our respected Principal and head of department Dr. K Kalaiselven. My
seminar coordinators Mr. Clement Tom Scaria and Mr. Sanoop Sebastian in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering had been very helpful and I’m grateful to them
for their kind support and guidance throughout my work.
I thank all our teachers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and my dear
classmates for their valuable support and encouragement. I would also like to thank my
dear parents and friends, whose encouragement and advice helped me a lot during this
work. Last but not least I also seek this opportunity to remember each and every person
who helped and encouraged me during this work.
MUHAMMED IRSHAD K

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ABSTRACT
Interstate Hydrogen Highway was brought up by Justin Eric Sutton. This highway
mainly depends on hydrogen and water. Hydrogen is obtained in the basic process that
produces electricity when sunlight strikes EPV (electro photo voltaic panels). panels
are then used to convert distilled water into hydrogen and oxygen.
while the oxygen could be bottled and sold cheaply the hydrogen would serve as a
"battery" store in compressed form in cooling tanks adjacent to the traveler system in
utility centers. Electricity is produced by hydrogen using hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Electricity generated in hydrogen highway by Magnetic Levitation (MAGLEV)
technology may be used to provide for other power needs such as utility stations, access
stations lightning, and maintenance and rest can be used for domestic usage.
A certain amount of hydrogen would be stored each day to encompass nighttime travel
and weather-related burdens. Speed of trailblazer in hydrogen highway is 250-300
MPH. all it takes is "$1,50,00,000 per mile and $2,50,000 per Rail Car. With an
eventual system size of nearly 54,000 miles would yield as much as 45 billion watts of
continuous electrical power.
Keywords: Solar System, Electrolyzer, Hydrogen fuel cell, Magnetic levitation.

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INDEX
Chapter No. Title Page No.
1 Introduction 1
2 Magnetic Levitation Travel 3
2.1 A Product Whose Possibilities and Technology Are
Boundless 4
2.2 Adaptable to Our Present Methods of Commerce
And Travel 5
3 The HyRail 7
4 Design & Construction 10
4.1 Structural Rail Geometry 12
4.2 Dynamic Suspension 12
4.3 Magnetic Levitation 13
4.4 Rapid Installation 15
4.5 Solar - Hydrogen Cycle 16
4.6 Hydrogen Fuel Cell 16
5 How Does It Work 19
6 Primary Transports & The Traveler Stations 24
6.1 Ride with Friends (Interstate Traveler) 24
6.1.1 Key Benefits 25

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6.2 Ride with Family (Car Transport) 25
6.3 Ride in Luxury (The Grand Traveler) 27
6.4 Equestrian Explorer 28
6.5 Triage Traveler 29
6.6 Rapid Rescue 29
6.7 Highspeed Hospital 30
6.8 Wide Doors - Open Spaces 31
6.9 Containerized Freight (Container Transport) 32
6.10 Solar City Traveler 34
6.11 Civic Centers 35
6.12 Optimize Utility Corridors 36
7 Advantages and Disadvantages 38
7.1 Advantages 38
7.2 Disadvantages 38
8 Conclusion 39
Reference 40

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IST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Name Page No.
1.1 Hydrogen superhighway 1
2.1 Magnetic levitation travel model 3
2.2 Hydrogen fuel cell 4
3.1 HyRail 7
4.1 Superhighway 10
4.2 Superhighway junction 11
4.3 Conduit cluster 12
4.4 Dynamic Suspension 13
4.5 Traveling wave linear propulsion 14
4.6 Magnetic levitation 14
4.7 Rapid installation 15
4.8 Solar - Hydrogen Cycle 16
4.9 Hydrogen Fuel Cell 17
5.1 Block Diagram 19
6.1 Primary Mass Transit Configuration 24
6.2 The Car Transport 25
6.3 Traveler Active Floor Restraint 26
6.4 The Grand Traveler 27
6.5 The Equestrian Explorer 28

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6.6 Triage Traveler 29
6.7 Rapid Rescue 30
6.8 Highspeed Hospital 31
6.9 Wide Doors - Open Spaces 32
6.10 Containerized Freight 33
6.11 Containerized Freight model 33
6.12 Solar City Traveler 34
6.13 A Study in Roman Architecture 35
6.14 Optimize Utility Corridors 36

Seminar Report K.M.C.T College of Engineering
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Technological improvements over the centuries have yielded cheaper, faster, and
better transportation services. Technological advances have played a role in
hundreds of years of success. Looking back, waves of transport development pushed
older modes aside and supported sweeping social and economic changes. In each
era, a set of technologies, services, or modes occupies the turf, so to speak. In the
more developed nations of the late 20th century, there are well-established rail, air,
short sea, ferry, auto, and other services. Perceptions, institutions, and activities tied
to these services are also well established and entrenched.
Figure 1.1: Hydrogen superhighway
The challenge of transportation technology is to find efficient and sustainable
development paths that also open options. Increasing efficiency by itself will not
create the new environments that enable innovations. These environments may be
as necessary for the future as they have been in the past to support the evolution of
a more workable and equitable future for all sectors of society. So, it led to the

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development of a fast means of transportation based on magnetic levitation known
as Hydrogen Superhighway.
Michigan entrepreneur Justin Eric Sutton brings us into the era of clean hydrogen
energy and solar energy, by producing a remarkable high-speed MAGLEV railway
which is being sold throughout the USA for deployment on Elevated Superhighway
Rails, it speeds travelers between metro areas at up to 250+ MPH, in this remarkable
vision of the not-so-distant future Not only would it revolutionize energy AND
transportation, it is both feasible and deployable TODAY. All that remains is
funding and agreements with the various local and state jurisdictions.
America is one step closer to a clean energy economy no longer dependent upon
economically and environmentally unsound foreign or other fuel sources. It is a
collection of vital municipal utilities bundled into what we call the Conduit Cluster
providing a first of its kind full integration of solar-powered hydrogen production
and distribution system supporting a high-speed magnetic levitation ( MagLev ) on-
demand public transit network built along the right of way of the US Interstate
Highway Systems, and any other permissible right of way where such a machine
would be of benefit. The Hydrogen Super Highway, also known as the HyRail, is
accessed by Traveler Stations that are built within the right of way of the Interstate
Highway within the land-locked real estate of the cloverleaf interchanges providing
maximum ease of access for people who live anywhere near the Interstate Highway.
The HyRail is much more than just a high-speed rail system.

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CHAPTER 2
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRAVEL
MAGLEV vehicles of the kind proposed by Mr. Sutton would travel at nearly 250
miles per hour on cushions of vibration-free, magnetically induced air, for a flight a
few centimeters off the MAGLEV track. Normally a trip of between 2 and 3 hours
by car (plus the commensurate tolls, fuel stops, and bathroom/food breaks): travel
between Penn Station and the famed Atlantic City Island 116 miles away, at 250
miles per hour, would take considerably less... in fact about 1/5th the time.
Figure 2.1: Magnetic levitation travel model
Travel to and from the resort would have none of the hassles normally associated
with a short hop jet flight. It would be accomplished without wasting all that
petroleum, fuel that could be better used to explore the Atlantic City seashore
community, visit Casinos, and take in the night sites. And, another 15–20-minute
hop on the Interstate Traveler a day or two later, and one could travel from AC to
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Why even leave your car behind? The design parameters of the Interstate Traveler
System not only call for passenger-ready MAGLEV vehicles, they also call for "auto
carriers".
Such carriers could take the family's Ford 500 for an ultra-fast trip at 250 mph to
any location on the system, offloading them to allow the family to motor around the
area. A short two-week vacation could visit a wide variety of areas covering nearly
2/3 of the Nation, stopping for a day or two to explore each area, then hopping on
the Interstate Traveler System and moving on to the next.
2.1 A PRODUCT WHOSE POSSIBILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ARE
BOUNDLESS
The possibilities of Mr. Sutton's project are boundless when one also factors in
special use lines which can transport container freight from seaports inland, powered
only by the Sun and the novel Hydrogen producing energy storage facilities of this
highly adaptive project plan. Maglev technology allows heavy objects, like
MAGLEV rail cars, to become momentum storing vehicles of extraordinary
efficiency, flying slightly above the tracks at up to 300 MPH or more.
Figure 2.2: Hydrogen fuel cell

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Combining solar energy panels on the tracks (see picture to right) with full-time
energy converters (see picture below) that convert the resulting electricity into
hydrogen obtained from water, The Interstate Traveler pays for itself, even the cost
of construction and operations is recouped within the first three years of interstate
traveler usage.
A typical Interstate Traveler hydrogen production station, which would be built at
various distances along the tracks, would gather electricity from the Solar Cells, and
process water from local sources, producing compressed Hydrogen (H2) that
becomes the power source for the Interstate Traveler (and producing substantial
excess Hydrogen for use by America's demand for sustainable energy) and
compressed Oxygen (O) which has its industrial and medical uses as well.
Even cross-country trips, from Downtown New York City right through to Wilshire
Boulevard, Hollywood, California, would take approximately 10.1 hours of travel
time, with ample time to catch up on one's rest, watch TV, browse the Web, take in
the Vista's, with the occasional stops in Philadelphia, Jefferson City, Oklahoma City,
Santa Fe, and Phoenix, every hour or two, adding an hour or so to allow for on and
offload the long-distance "commuters". While not as fast as a 747 flight, the
knowledge that it was powered by THE SUN, rather than fossil fuels, and had almost
no impact on the environment, would make it a highly desirable means to travel.
With 2-hour delays at each end not uncommon today, a 9.5-hour 747 express flight
between NY and LA seems not all that much more appealing. And the MAGLEV
would very likely be a whole lot less expensive! And probably more comfortable
(and more safe and secure.)
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics sites the cross-country Eisenhower
Interstate Highway, built with highway grants from the Federal Government, as
being 54,000 miles in length, with a total of 167,000 miles of highway grade roads,
including the original 54,000. It would also be notable to mention that the simple
geometry of the Interstate Traveler's rail design allows for easy down and up-scaling
from the full 12-foot gauge, meaning it can be reduced down to a 6 foot and a 3-foot
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2.2 ADAPTABLE TO OUR PRESENT METHODS OF COMMERCE
AND TRAVEL
The IT MAGLEV Vehicles used by the system can be designed so that their
footprint can be changed from "broad footed" mainline system down to "narrow
footed" subsystem to run through some very narrow MAGLEV roadway corridors
if needed. This would eventually account for hundreds of thousands of miles of rail
serving virtually every community in America while simultaneously creating the
world’s largest solar-powered energy system. It is even possible to create a version
that can run one or more stories above the ground in a major community like LA or
NYC, with entrance lobbies added to skyscrapers to allow on and offloading in a
computer-like setting. All that's needed is sunlight and a place to mount the tracks.
Some of the Interstate Traveler's rail systems can also be "up-scaled" for use in
special Interstate Traveler transit systems designed to move freight containers on
larger transit MAGLEV vehicles along a wider, faster "Industrial-scale Hydrogen
Superhighway". Imagine the MAGLEV Rail System equivalent of today's seaboard
Container Ships, flying across the country at 250 MPH from seaport to inland
metropolitan areas, with the majority of the cost of transportation fuel cost footed
by THE SUN! MAGLEV comes in a number of different forms. Here is but one of
them used in Japan... not necessarily as efficient as the innovative slotted linear
motor design of Interstate Traveler, but an example of the science that makes it
possible to travel at speeds up to 500 MPH that is in use already in Japan, albeit:
nowhere as efficiently as the Interstate Traveler.

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CHAPTER 3
THE HYRAIL
Fully embedded municipal conduit for water, sewer, electricity, fiber optics, liquids,
vapors, and gases like hydrogen, oxygen, natural gas, biodiesel, and other types of
fuel, all safely enclosed within the protective steel plate of the central support. The
HyRail will be able to deliver fuels of all types to all the gas stations along the
Interstate Highway saving time and money while increasing distribution and safety.
Figure 3.1: HyRail
Best of all, the system will consume liquid waste and generate pure water from
hydrogen.
Under development for nearly 14 years, Unanimously Endorsed by the Michigan
Legislature in 2003, formally recognized by the AFL-CIO, the United Steel Workers
of America, and the Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council. The
Interstate Traveler Hydrogen Super Highway is ready to serve the growing needs of
our nation and of the many nations around the world where cities have grown faster
than their infrastructure.
The HyRail bridges the gap of time and distance while creating a national, solar-
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the hydrogen superhighway also create a national wastewater management system
and water purification system that will serve the public for generations to come.
This 200 mph Hyrail Hydrogen Superhighway is based upon elevated futuristic
railcars that are propelled with two rails and supports (stanchion poles) to keep the
rails aloft forming a “Y” shape. The elevated rail system will be built alongside the
current highway system so no additional land rights will be needed for this project.
This hyrail project, though futurist and grand in scope has already been approved by
both House and Senate in the state of Michigan and it is anticipated this (magnetic
levitation) maglev light rail system will create over 1 million jobs. Some of the
different kinds of hyrail cars that will move along the tracks include passenger cars,
freight cars, car ferries, and a mobile hospital unit that can be dispatched upon a
moment’s notice.
Now, even though the hyrail cars are propelled by maglev motors and controlled
through computers and a TCP/IP system (no conductors or drivers), the source of
power for the system is solar and hydrogen. At the crux of the Y-shaped stanchion
poles and rails is a square-shaped tube (pictured) surrounded by 1-inch-thick
stainless steel and inside is a conduit cluster.
This conduit cluster can be filled with fiber optic and other telecommunications
cables, and pipes to transport hydrogen and other gases, fuels for filling stations,
sewage, water, and power lines, to name a few uses. On the upper portion of the
outside of this square tube are solar panels lined the length of the track.
The energy from these solar panels is fed back to utility substations (pictured) where
water is electrolyzed to create hydrogen. The hydrogen is then run through a fuel
cell to create electricity to feedback to the maglev trains. It is anticipated that more
hydrogen than needed will be produced and electricity can be sold back to the
traditional utility companies as needed.
As previously stated, another use of the conduit system is to transport hydrogen to
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of building a separate hydrogen pipeline system throughout the country, H2 may be
transported along all major highways in the U. S. and connect to nearby stations that
support this new technology.
Because the Interstate Traveler Hydrogen Superhighway Hyrail system is so large,
complex, and robust of an idea, I don’t have the space for all of the details on this
blog. Check out the links I have posted along with this must-see video that shows a
6-minute animation of the vision of this cutting-edge transportation project.

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CHAPTER 4
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
There are various types of carriages used for transportation such as for passengers,
automobiles, and for goods. The public transit component would combine high-
speed magnetically levitated cars running on parallel magnetic rails, laminated solar
cells, and the conduit cluster that would be used to distribute electricity, water, fuels,
etc. It has been projected that each mile of rail would produce about 844,800 watts
of electricity per hour at peak time using solar energy. As for fuel, hydrogen would
be used in fuel cells, internal combustion engines, microturbines, and other energy
conversion devices to generate power.
The entire conduit cluster operations would be managed by TCP/IP technology. The
Traveler Stations would be built to provide easy access to the Interstate Highway,
solutions to overcrowding, urban sprawl, public utility failures, traffic jams, car
accidents, etc.
Figure 4.1: Superhighway

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Fully embedded municipal conduit for water, sewer, electricity, fiber optics, liquids,
vapors, and gases like hydrogen, oxygen, natural gas, biodiesel, and other types of
fuel, all safely enclosed within the protective steel plate of the central support. The
HyRail will be able to deliver fuels of all types to all the gas stations along the
Interstate Highway saving time and money while increasing distribution and safety.
Figure 4.2: Superhighway junction
Best of all, the system will consume liquid waste and generate pure water from
hydrogen. Under development for nearly 14 years, Unanimously Endorsed by the
Michigan Legislature in 2003, formally recognized by the AFL-CIO, the United
Steel Workers of America, and the Greater Detroit Building and Construction
Trades Council. The Interstate Traveller Hydrogen Super Highway is ready to serve
the growing needs of our nation and of the many nations around the world where
cities have grown faster than their infrastructure.
The HyRail bridges the gap of time and distance while creating a national, solar-
powered, hydrogen production and distribution network. The embedded systems of

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the hydrogen superhighway also create a national wastewater management system
and water purification system that will serve the public for generations to come.
As the sun rises in the East to open and warm up the Day, so stands the Hydrogen
Super Highway to receive the rays of the sun and put it to good use serving millions
of travellers and local communities where ever the rail may go.
4.1 STRUCTURAL RAIL GEOMETRY
Using traditional Finite Element Analysis, we have completed our preliminary
engineering on multiple rail geometries. The basic design of the HyRail enables the
fastest assembly of the strongest rail with the least amount of materials to guarantee
efficiency every step of the way.
Figure 4.3: Conduit cluster
4.2 DYNAMIC SUSPENSION
The great and uniquely successful attribute of the HyRail is the G-Force mitigation
made possible only by the HyRail's unique suspension system. With the kinematic
feedback from a pendulum or via solid-state accelerometers, the suspension system

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will feel the G-Forces and automatically adjust the Transport, keeping the forces
perpendicular to the floor.
Figure 4.4: Dynamic Suspension
4.3 MAGNETIC LEVITATION
The unique and practical application of radially arranged magnetic fields enables
the most versatile maglev transportation system possible hosting motors of almost
any size and combination. So, whether your transport has two motors, six motors or
even twelve, the rail will work perfectly.

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Figure 4.5: Traveling wave linear propulsion
Figure 4.6: Magnetic levitation

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4.4 RAPID INSTALLATION
From bedrock to soft soil, the HyRail Installation Crane can set up stanchions fast.
Using the stanchion poles themselves as giant drill bits we literally can drill our
supports directly into bedrock. With our logistics predicting a combined output of
more than 2,000 sections of rail per day when considering the production of 12
factories working together in America, we will need to work fast to get the system
installed and operational.
Figure 4.7: Rapid installation
With a set of eight HyRail Cranes working for each production center, we’ll have
96 Cranes with installation teams working simultaneously. Working in sets of two
in parallel down each right of way you can. Imagine the pace of installation when
there are 96 sections or rail being installed at any one time.

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4.5 SOLAR - HYDROGEN CYCLE
As the sun rises in the East to open and warm up the Day, so stands the Hydrogen
Super Highway to receive the rays of the sun and put it to good use serving millions
of travelers and local communities where ever the rail may go.
Figure 4.8: Solar - Hydrogen Cycle
4.6 HYDROGEN FUEL CELL
A fuel cell is a device that generates electrical power through a chemical reaction
by converting fuel (hydrogen) into electricity. Although fuel cells and batteries are
both considered electrochemical cells and consist of similar structures, fuel cells
require a continuous source of fuel and oxygen to run; similar to how an internal
combustion engine needs a continuous flow of gasoline or diesel.

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Figure 4.9: Hydrogen Fuel Cell
A fuel cell needs three main components to create the chemical reaction: an anode,
cathode, and electrolyte. First, hydrogen fuel is channeled to the anode via flow
fields. Hydrogen atoms become ionized (stripped of electrons) and now carry only
a positive charge. Then, oxygen enters the fuel cell at the cathode, where it combines
with electrons returning from the electrical circuit and the ionized hydrogen atoms.
Next, after the oxygen atom picks up the electrons, it then travels through the
electrolyte to combine with the hydrogen ion. The combination of oxygen and
ionized hydrogen serve as the basis for the chemical reaction.
A polymer electrolyte membrane permits the appropriate ions to pass between the
anode and the cathode. If the electrolyte gave free control for all electrons or ions to
pass freely, it would disrupt the chemical reaction. At the end of the process, the
positively charged hydrogen atoms react with the oxygen to form both water and
heat while creating an electrical charge.

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Within the fuel market, there are many different applications with different power
requirements. In order to provide adequate power, individual fuel cells can be
assembled together forming a stack. A fuel cell stack can be sized for just the right
amount of energy for the application.

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CHAPTER 5
HOW DOES IT WORK
The Interstate Traveler is a self-sustaining, modular, elevated public transit and
municipal infrastructure system invented by Justin Eric Sutton under development
by the Interstate Traveler Company, LLC of Whitmore Lake Michigan commonly
known as “The Interstate Traveler” and “The Hydrogen Superhighway” and “The
Interstate Traveler Rail”.
Figure 5.1: Block Diagram
With the intent to upgrade the existing United States Interstate Highway System to
provide a quieter, cleaner, safer, faster and more efficient transportation network,
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infrastructure web across the State of Michigan, the United States, and eventually
every nation in the world as a de facto standard.
1. Commensurate of the Interstate Traveler design is the use of solar energy as
the primary motive force to drive all subsystems and the integration of
conduit in the central support of the rail to connect and interconnect all
systems as the rail network is installed section by section.
2. Solar energy will be the primary force yet the integration of other ‘green’
systems such as wind power and wave power will be expected in immediate
future.
3. The top surface of the central support is laminated with solar panel materials
yielding calculations based on 84,480 square feet of solar panel per mile of
rail as a basis to provide a self-sustaining system. A system connecting
Detroit to Lansing of about 90 miles will therefore create a solar grid of
7,603,200 square feet of solar panel; the equivalent of 174.54 acres of solar
panel.
4. The solar energy from these panels is harvested by conversion with such
technologies as photo-voltaic (PV) and photo-catalytic (PC) processes.
5. Energy harvested from the PV and PC systems is used to energize or
otherwise directly enable the electrolysis process, which is the electrolytic
decomposition of water (of any source or quality) into its constituent
components.
6. The gases and solids harvested from the electrolytic decomposition of water
are then stored for immediate and future use.
7. The primary gases collected during the decomposition of water will be
hydrogen and oxygen which will be used as the primary energy source to
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8. A multitude of energy storage systems will be employed such as the storage
of hydrogen and oxygen for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, gas
turbine generators and internal combustion engines, along with metal hydride
battery materials and water towers which not only pressurize the water
distribution systems but also act as hydro-electric storage batteries, and
others as may seem expedient.
9. The central support of the rail system houses a conduit cluster connected
together, section by section, at sixty-six-foot intervals, or as needed, by
connector plates which enable the modular assembly, interconnection and
reconfiguration of the system at any time.
10.The conduit cluster is comprised of a multitude of conduits dedicated to the
flow of water, sewer, electricity, fiber optics, hydrogen, oxygen, and other
liquids, vapors and gases to be used as a fuel or otherwise.
11.The connector plates provide sensors, valves, switches and repeaters for each
of the conduits in the cluster, and have the ability to interact with adjacent
connector plates to detect damage to individual conduits automatically
adjusting valves and switches as needed or on demand.
12.The conduit cluster provides a load balancing and distribution system for the
utility substations.
13.The utility substations are setup every three mile to house the electrolysis
systems, gas storage systems, clean and sanitary water systems, fuel cells,
turbines, internal combustion engines, compressors, generators, computers,
wireless and fiber optic network connections, etc., providing local taps to
local existing municipal systems, local energy distribution grids, and fueling
stations. The Utility Substations have the ability to shunt between the various
energy systems on demand or as required.

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14. For the transit system, each transport platform (Transporter) will employ
four or more independent electromagnetic levitation, propulsion and position
control motors that wrap around large diameter rail tubes mounted upon and
above the central support in parallel making derailment impossible. The
motors connect to the transport platform via a large ball joint articulated
linear suspension system leveraged from inside the transport platform
enabling the transporter to roll, pitch and yaw in the same manner of an air
craft enabling the transporter to take advantage of aerodynamic lift at high
speeds to maximize efficiency.
15. Each transporter is equipped with a pendulum censor, or other device or set
of devices, that enable the roll, pitch and yaw suspension system to
dynamically position the vehicle in such a manner as to adjust to g-forces
(other than those perpendicular to the floor) due to acceleration, deceleration
and banking so that the forces experienced by Travelers are always
perpendicular to the floor to maximize a smooth ride for Travelers.
16.The transportation system will serve ridership accessing the system from
Traveler Stations built along the rail network at every entrance and exit to the
US Highway System, and from other buildings that may be adaptable to and
be in a suitable location to act as a Traveler Station for the Interstate Traveler
Rail.
17.The Traveler Stations are to be built within the existing US Highway Rights
of Way such as within the land-locked real estate within the clover leaf on/off
ramps, built over the existing roadway and on or adjacent to existing Park-
and-Ride lots.
18.The entire system will be operated by a software program and electronic
communications system similar to the Internet (TCP/IP) which will enable
real-time communications with all subsystems.

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19.Each rail section, rail switch, connector plate, utility substation and
transporter will have its own computer network designed to interact with the
other subsystems to enable security, reliability, accuracy, redundancy and
safety.
20.The Internet uses a subsystem called DNS, or Domain Name System which
resolves a numerical address to a “user friendly” address; much like a phone
book lists a name with a phone number, but specifically as in resolving an IP
address with a website. The Interstate Traveler Rail will make use of a nested
domain addressing system similar to DNS to allow a Traveler using the
Interstate Traveler Rail to go from place to place, which is accomplished by
giving a country, state, county, city and station an ordinal number in a
standardized order so that a computer can easily resolve an address and
facilitate optimal routing according to existing network topology and
changing network traffic and conditions.
21.In the aggregate, the Interstate Traveler creates a reconfigurable and
interconnectable public transit and municipal infrastructure system AND a
growing network of solar powered energy storage batteries that will help
ensure energy stability for the growing economies of the world where ever
the Interstate Traveler Rail is installed, AND create the distribution
infrastructure so desperately needed for the growing US economy with the
ability to produce, distribute and store large amounts of hydrogen AND
provide the ability to store and distribute compressed natural gas, agricultural
methane, and other fuels the economy may demand.

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CHAPTER 6
PRIMARY TRANSPORTS & THE TRAVELER STATIONS
6.1 RIDE WITH FRIENDS (INTERSTATE TRAVELER)
Ride with comfort in the spacious and open cabin area. Enjoy the view out the
window as the world slips by at 200 mph. Like every pilot’s dream, being able to
fly at tree-top level and really enjoy the countryside. No other transportation system
in the world can give you such a smooth ride and such a priceless panorama of the
world around you. Fixed schedule and on-demand transports mean no waiting.
Figure 6.1: Primary Mass Transit Configuration
The primary elements of the original Interstate Traveler design presented here are
ideal in its simplicity, stability, durability, and minimalist design providing optimal
environmental durability.
The basic articulated suspension system can be used to support virtually any kind of
vehicle. From simple utilitarian public transit Transports to elaborate even ornately

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trimmed banquet-styled accommodations will be just a few of the uses for the
average day. Perhaps the most important will be the integration of full medical
imaging, blood chemistry, and surgery into one Transport that can ride the rails to
anyplace on the network.
6.1.1 KEY BENEFITS
 Very Large Passenger Space
 Public and Private cars share the same rail system
 Inviting, spacious and comfortable passenger cabin
 Easily accommodate carts, wheelchairs
 Automated Commercial Delivery Cars for Postal Service
 Automated TCP/IP traffic control system using ports, and sub-networks
 16' x 40' Car provides 640 square feet passenger area standard size
 640 ft2 passenger car provides 640 cubic feet for battery storage
6.2 RIDE WITH FAMILY (CAR TRANSPORT)
The Car Transport is perfect for Family trips over long distances. On the HyRail
you will be able to travel with your car, truck, or SUV at a high rate of speed. You
could even load a bunch of motorcycles for a sunset ride out West or load up the
snowmobiles for an afternoon ride 200 miles north. At 200mph on the HyRail, you
will be only about an hour away...
Figure 6.2: The Car Transport

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There has been some very impressive studies done to create a system for ferrying
existing personal automobiles via a mass transit system. It is our intention that the
Interstate Traveler will accommodate such designs for flat-bed cars that will ferry
an existing wheeled vehicle to be driven onto flatbed car at the point of embarkation,
and while in transit the passengers will remain in their car. Naturally, certain safety
measures will be engineered into such a device.
Figure 6.3: Traveler Active Floor Restraint
The Interstate Traveler Active Floor Restraint (AFR) system enables the floor itself
to adapt to the shape of the objects resting thereon which then raises and lowers
small sections of the floor to restrain objects from any lateral movement. Further,
the AFR creates a vertical wheel chock that is a planned ten inches in height, making
it nearly impossible for a car to be driven around or accidentally set in neutral while
the Car Transport is away from the loading zone.

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6.3 RIDE IN LUXURY (THE GRAND TRAVELER)
The opportunity to build large residence and business service transportation vehicles
has never been so exciting. The Grand Traveler is the 'Over-Sized' privately owned
Interstate Traveler transport that can be created in any theme according to the needs
of the customer.
Never before could It be possible for such large, spacious, and comfortable transport
vehicles to be constructed and reliably operated across a national network of high-
speed, super-efficient maglev rail. In the future, many tens of thousands of Grand
Traveler Transports will glide the rails from State to State and from Country to
Country, gliding quietly above the tree line.
Figure 6.4: The Grand Traveler
Boasting a living space of more than 2,000 square feet, the Grand Traveler will be
the pallet of automotive designers for years into the future creating all manner of
custom spaces. From Sea to Shining Sea, from North to South, and from East to
West riding the HyRail will always be the best.

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6.4 EQUESTRIAN EXPLORER
There has been no greater romance in the Great Americana like going West to see
the great expanse of open prairies and magnificent mountains. If you love horses,
you will love the chance to ride out West, far from the city clamor. To ride into the
red and purple sunset as the rays of the sun cause the mountains to gleam like living
stones.... and at the end of the day when the shadows lengthen you will have a
wonderful place to stable your steed protected from the dangers of wild animals that
may be looking for a midnight snack.
Figure 6.5: The Equestrian Explorer
Whether you are a professional trainer with your best stock on route to a competitor
for the Blue Ribbon or just looking to enjoy riding in open territory, the Equestrian
Explorer will enable you to travel to places that would be just too difficult and costly
to trailer your horse. It is well known how hard it is on your animals to have them
standing in a trailer taking every bump in the road for hours on end and not having
a chance to lay down for hours. Now you and your horse and make the journey
together and get there with enough juice left to go for a ride.

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6.5 TRIAGE TRAVELER
The tragic number of fatalities on American Highways is a harbinger of fate for
highways all around the world. With the Triage Traveler riding on the HyRail, we
will be there to help save lives.
Figure 6.6: Triage Traveler
According to government statistics, more than 40,000 people per year perish on our
Interstate Highways alone. Many of whom could have been saved if they could have
gotten to a hospital within that golden hour.
We will be able to assist in more than just accidents on the highway, we will be able
to bring expert specialists to any Traveler Station on the network with staff and
equipment and on a regular schedule.
6.6 RAPID RESCUE
We thank God for the people who dedicate their lives to becoming paramedics,
doctors, firemen, and policemen. brave and kind-hearted people are who we count

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on save us when we are in harm’s way. These brilliant, dedicated to those who
answer your call for help, the Interstate Traveler Company will dedicate free access
and operation to Paramedical Units like the Triage Traveler.
Figure 6.7: Rapid Rescue
Many car accidents result in a large number of wounded and often outnumber the
first responders 2 and 3 to one. The Triage Traveler will bring a staff of eight
medical professionals to the scene of a car accident on the highway at very high
speed to lend much-needed support and provide rapid delivery of the critically
injured along the highway to the nearest hospital or Traveler Station to transfer to a
waiting ambulance.
6.7 HIGHSPEED HOSPITAL
The modern world is now the home of more than 6 billion people, as in
6,000,000,000, and we are all connected by roadways that enable commerce to
flourish, but the roadways are not completely safe. Here in America, we have a

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mortality rate of more than 40,000 people a year on our Interstate Highway System
alone, with many more on the surface streets.
Figure 6.8: Highspeed Hospital
Just like the Triage Traveler, we can bring the HyRail Hospital to places of need
fast, yet with the added ability to perform complex medical procedures and transport
groups of injured people to long-term care facilities. When you are in need, the
Highspeed Hospital will be there fast. Disaster Relief - Mass Casualty Support -
Complex Procedures.
6.8 WIDE DOORS - OPEN SPACES
Some of the greatest benefits of the Hydrogen Super Highway are the enormously
wide entry doors with huge open spaces and a zero-gap threshold that makes egress
with wheelchairs, canes, crutches, walkers, baby strollers, and even high heeled
shoes practically seamless.

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Figure 6.9: Wide Doors - Open Spaces
Since the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act public infrastructure was
renewed for the betterment of all people, with or without the need for a ramp of the
handrail. We are proud of our ability to exceed the current ADA requirements
making sure everyone has equal access.
On the HyRail, a Traveler will always be at ease and relax in the confidence that a
Concierge is close by to aid and assist you if you need directions, help with your
bags, or in case of a medical | emergency.
6.9 CONTAINERIZED FREIGHT (CONTAINER TRANSPORT)
The integration with Port Security is clear to see with the fast and simple container
transports. As the HyRail network expands, so will the access points for
Containerized Freight.

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Figure 6.10: Containerized Freight
One step above containerized freight will be the closed-shell flatbed, just big enough
to load an 18-wheeler, Tractor, and all. You will be able to send your Driver, your
Truck, and your Freight to any place in the Country without the worries of traffic
jams or bad weather.
Figure 6.11: Containerized Freight model

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Traditional freight haulers, air cargo, heavy rail hubs, and seaports will all be linked
together creating an even greater national distribution network from Port, to Hub, to
Factory to Consumer accelerating our economy globally,
6.10 SOLAR CITY TRAVELER
The Solar City Traveler is an ideal lite-duty, 'At-Grade' maglev public transportation
system. Each Solar City Transport glides along a virtual guide way, or "Glideway".
which is created using two sets of magnet arrays, one above the other, creating a
virtual guideway in the center of the lower array and creating an opposite pair of
ridges from the top to guide the transport.
Figure 6.12: Solar City Traveler
The Solar City Traveler can be installed into any sidewalk or roadway and extend
across the country side as an ideal Inter-Urban transit system for city streets
connecting to surface streets in the urban areas, and beyond.

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6.11 CIVIC CENTERS
Reaching back to the great architects of the Bath House, the Public Forum and
concepts of a public market area of many small shops, we here have rendered an
integration of the best of the best. At the HyRail Civic Centers visitors will enjoy
the greatest facilities in the world to enjoy a Clean, Healthy. Happy and Worldly
experience.
Figure 6.13: A Study in Roman Architecture
The Civic Center is a perfect integration of hospitality and entertainment. With a
constant flow of pure water, we will be able to support state-of-the-art public pools,
saunas, mineral baths, and centers for the finest culinary arts. Each will help create
jobs in massage therapy, physical training, inspired Master Chefs of culinary arts,
and live entertainment. Whether you want a hot mineral bath or a cool lap in the
pool. You are just a few minutes down the trail to paradise.

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Besides the great buildings, plazas, and monuments of the many great cultures from
China to Cambodia to Egypt to the Meso-American empires, the Romans have built
many grand and impressive works to serve the public with great baths, markets, and
meeting halls. Here we are proud to display a study in Roman Architecture to better
enable the vision of how to best utilize the fourth corner of a highway interchange.
6.12 OPTIMIZE UTILITY CORRIDORS
It has been said for many years that no new highways will be built in America. Well,
that may be true, but with the HyRail the existing electrical energy "highways" of
voltage hl- tension lines can be upgraded to move more than just electricity. Our
continents are cries-crossed by thousands of miles of high-tension lines. With the
HyRail the utility companies that own those lines can reap the benefits from
recycling all that bulk metal and reap the benefits of building commercial roads,
condos, and businesses where they could not exist before.
Figure 6.14: Optimize Utility Corridors

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Even Rail Roads will also be able to reap the benefits. The hundreds of thousands
of miles of Rail Road rights of way can be quickly upgraded without disturbing the
existing heavy rail system that is in place. With the Highways, the High-Tension
line corridors, and the Rail Road rights of way all coming on-line together, the
greater number of people will be employed and served for generations to come.

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CHAPTER 7
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
7.1 ADVANTAGES
 Fossil fuels can be saved from this method of transportation system.
 Time taken by the transportation can also be reduced.
 There will not be any vibrations while traveling.
 Quick and Safe Transportation.
 Eco-friendly.
 Runs on Solar Power.
 Less energy needed.
 Less maintenance.
 Creates excess hydrogen.
 Oxygen and Pure Water produced.
7.2 DISADVANTAGES
 Hydrogen Storage Complications.
 Costly to Construct.
 Construction Difficulties.

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CHAPTER 8
CONCLUSION
The Interstate traveller Hydrogen Super Highway is a modular maglev rail system
that is laminated with solar-panels which create enough power to operate all the
basic systems for transportation, communications, security, water, etc., facilitated
by the large cluster of conduits contained within the central support beam of the rail.
Multiple conduits will also be dedicated to fiber optic cables for communication and
super conducting electrical cables for power distribution.
The unique integration of components creates a self-sustaining solar powered energy
production and distribution system that is used to propel thousands of transport ve-
hicles on the rail, and produce hydrogen and raw electrical energy to power tradi-
tional wheeled vehicles on the road ways, and supply hydrogen as a fuel to the grow-
ing aerospace industry in the coming decades.
As an example, a network of Interstate Traveller Rail in a geographic region that is
rich in crude oil resources can dedicate the largest conduits for the movement of
crude oil from the field to the refinery. In other areas, the larger conduits can move
agricultural methane or electrolytic hydrogen into general distribution.
Finally, the new national network of Traveller Stations will lay the foundation for
thousands of new lease-hold franchise business that will serve the travellers, provide
the best public restroom facilities anywhere in the world and gainfully employ thou-
sands of people from generations to come.

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REFERENCES
1) Justin Eric Sutton, “Hydrogen Super Highway”, Interstate Traveler Com-
pany, LLC - 300 River, Place - Suite 5550 - Detroit, MI - 48207 - USA, 2013.
2) Yong Yang, “1 GW Hydrogen Electrolyzer Plant Design and Cost Analysis”,
Austin Power Engineering LLC, 1 Cameron St, Wellesley, MA 02482, USA,
November 7, 2019.
3) Massimo Dentice D'accadia, “Solar HydroGen Production: Processes, Sys-
tems and Technologies”, Elsevier Science & Technology, ISBN-10-
0128148535, 2019.
4) Viktor Hacker, “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen”, Elsevier, ISBN-9780128115374,
30 July 2018.
5) Hyung-Suk Han, Dong-Sung Kim, “Magnetic Levitation: Maglev Tech-
nology and Applications”, Springer, Dordrecht, 2016.

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