A proposed high-speed train from Baltimore to Washington would harm a national park, a national wildlife refuge, the Chesapeake Bay and numerous nearby communities — and charge expensive ticket prices ...

In this three week storyline unit, students investigate a maglev train and the electromagnetic forces that cause a maglev train to levitate and provide the source of propulsion for the train. The ...

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, technology has been around since the 1940s, but it's only now coming into focus as a means of ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Europe is very close to making a huge move for its railway industry. A test by Italian ...

China's new high-speed train doesn't roll along railways, it flies through tubes. There are hopes it will one day connect cities and villages across the country, running at speeds of up to 4,000 ...

Japan's maglev train just set a world record speed of 375 mph (over 600 kph) during a manned test run on April 21. Central Japan Railway plans to launch the service of the magnetically levitated ...

When we look back to the 1970s it is often in a light of somehow a time before technology, a time when analogue was still king, motor vehicles had carburettors, and telephones still had rotary dials.

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially ...

A blink and you will miss it test ride on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line offers some idea of the potential of traveling at 500 kph. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) provided a trial run for ...

The planned maglev line will have no train stop in Shizuoka Prefecture, so residents expect no direct benefits from the project.

In a bid to disrupt the United States’ long-held dominance in space exploration, China is quietly advancing a radical new rocket launch system – powered not by roaring engines but by ...