A Japanese company said its magnetic levitation train set a speed record this week, reaching 366 mph on a test track. The Central Japan Railway Co., often called JR Central, said the test run involved ...

Yamanashi, Japan (WTNH) It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s not Superman. It’s a super fast Japanese bullet train. Tuesday in Yamanashi, Japan, a Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour. In ...

China has successfully tested a magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology which could see trains travel faster than most planes. The most recent test, demonstrated at Donghu Laboratory in Hubei Province ...

When the record-breaking Shinkansen high-speed rail line opened in 1964, it was perfect timing. That year, Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics, and Japan hogged the spotlight to debut the world’s first ...

Aren’t you cute with your Acela? This maglev train project backed by some powerful names could zip commuters along the Northeast corridor. Best part: It’s not (total) fantasy. Possibly egged on by ...

With a top speed of 600km per hour, China is all set to define railway travel where a 1,200km distance can be covered in just 150 minutes. Yes, you read it right. Beijing has successfully tested a ...

When Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was in Japan expressing amazement at magnetic-levitation train technology, residents in the path of the proposed high-speed train back home were less than impressed. "I ...