I am by no means an expert on these technologies, however from the little I do know I'm surprised they decided to use Linear Induction Motors (LIM) rather than Linear Synchronous Motors (LSM). I know that the roller coaster industry used to use LIMs for the launches on many roller coasters, however have more recently switched to LSMs for cost, efficiency, and reliability reasons. Because of this I think it would make more sense to use LSMs here, but what do I know. If anybody does know more about these technologies I'd love to hear an explanation.<br><br>Oh also a little tidbit: The LIMs (or if they had used LSMs, this would also apply) can be used as brakes and will still slow a vehicle even when power is lost due to some magnetic property that I dont understand. They wont bring it to a complete stop without power, but they can reduce the speed enough to make a collision a minor bump rather than a full crash