Japan is leading the way in transportation innovation with the world’s first inter-city magnetic levitation (maglev) train. Capable of reaching 500 km/h, this next-generation train levitates ...

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 ... the L0 series train that has ...

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 ...

The two men were working inside the tunnel with three others when the collapse occurred around 7:20 p.m., according to Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), which is developing the maglev train ...

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 ...