Conventional “steel wheel” train technology has reached the end of its evolution: Modern tweaking of rails and controls has only squeezed out another 70 mph or so of speed while raising maintenance ...

Rarely do we push the brake pedal and stop talking about cars, but when we do, it’s for a good reason. This post relates to one of those moments when technology and the transportation industry partner ...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, right, and his wife, Yumi Hogan, sit on board the L0 series maglev train as it travels during a trial run at the Yamanashi Maglev Test ...

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The longest, largest, and fastest maglev train in the world, situated at the Yamanashi test track in Japan, has restarted public testing. The test track has recently been extended to 42.8 kilometers ...

Japan’s “floating” trains of the future, designed to travel at speeds of 311mph, have undergone their first test tracks. The new generation L0 Series trains, which employ the latest magnetic ...

TOKYO, Japan, May 30, 2011 (ENS) – The Japanese government has signaled Central Japan Railway “to proceed with construction” of its magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.

In 2027, Japan's L0 trains will be ready to take passengers between Tokyo and Nagoya at the blistering speed of 310 mph (499 km/h) in everyday operation. The Shanghai Maglev Train is capable of ...

When you see the Japanese L0 Series maglev train at full speed, it can be hard to spot the potential (extremely costly) failure. Some of that is down to speed. Propelled by superconducting magnets, a ...

An improved prototype of the maglev train for the Chuo Shinkansen Line is seen at a factory in the city of Shimomatsu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on March 25, 2020. (Mainichi/Michiko Morizono) SHIMOMATSU, ...