Japan continues to set the standards for high-speed transport with its latest prototype, a magnet-powered train designed by Central Japan Railway Co. A prototype Series Lo train was unveiled at a test ...

Technology: Electromagnetic levitation with zero contact between train and track Operational Readiness: Expected soon; infrastructure compatibility pending The new 603 km/h maglev train marks a ...

China's "Red Rail" air train glides through the air without touching the track above it or anything below.Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images An air train in China is said to be the world's first ...

In Japan, there is a train that doesn’t run on tracks in the traditional way. Instead, it moves through the air using Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) technology. The SCmaglev train exemplifies this ...

BEIJING – China successfully tested a locally made magnetic levitation train, the first time the country has achieved the feat without using foreign technology, state media reported Monday. The 20-ton ...

TSURU, YAMANASHI, JAPAN – It is a streak of quicksilver shooting through the foothills of Mt. Fuji, a vision of the future spotted instantly within a tranquil tableau. The world’s fastest train – ...

The country that invented the bullet train now has something much faster: the floating bullet train. It’s called a “maglev” train, for “magnetic levitation.” Instead of wheels: magnets. Instead of an ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation has given the green light to start a project that could bring the nation's first magnetic floating train to Orlando. [Scroll below to see train ...

We 100% agree with the recent commentary by Angelette C. Aviles about the maglev dream (“Why Maryland’s maglev dream doesn’t track,” April 21). Instead of a dream, the proposed maglev train has been a ...

SHANGHAI, China - The sleek white train zipped noiselessly out of a futuristic station in Shanghai, carrying Chinese and German leaders - and hopes for a new era in railway technology. The world's ...