While it's not yet operational, China has been testing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, the CR450 and successfully clocked speeds exceeding 620 miles per hour. For a bit of context, your average ...

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of high-speed transit. There are several maglev train systems spread ...

(For related story see [ID:nSHA333677]) Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Shanghai residents protested at the weekend against plans to extend the city's magnetic levitation, or "maglev", train route into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling ...

Japan, the pioneer of high-speed rail, is about to reclaim its throne with a new monster of a machine: the L0 Series Maglev. While China's Shanghai Maglev currently holds the speed title, Japan's ...