Japan’s cutting-edge Maglev train is set to redefine high-speed rail, reaching speeds of 500 km/h by using superconducting magnetic levitation. This video explores the advanced technology behind the ...

As the United States struggles to keep its major cities connected by even the most barebones rail systems, China is screaming into the future with the development of a levitating bullet train. Called ...

Although railway construction issues have pushed back the scheduled start of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen Line, improvements on ...

As someone who lived in Nagoya, Japan, for two years under a work visa, I have a deep appreciation for the marvel that is Japan’s Shinkansen, or bullet train. Sleek, quiet and ruthlessly punctual, ...

I just don’t understand the logic of those who are opposing the possibility of a maglev train here in Maryland (“Why Maryland’s maglev dream doesn’t track,” April 21). A majority of people don’t know ...

Gov. Wes Moore (D) watches a passing high-speed maglev train on April 12, 2025, during a trade mission to Japan. (Photo by Ken Katsurayama/Governor's Office) As the ...

Federal officials cancelled $26 million in grants that would have funded a proposed high-speed train project between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. According to U.S. Department of Transportation ...

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 ...

China is pushing the boundaries of high-speed rail technology with its ambitious development of maglev trains that could revolutionize travel within the country. Passengers in China could soon stream ...

Researchers in China have researched a solution to one of the largest issues facing magnetic levitation (maglev) trains. Chinese engineers have developed porous buffers that fit into tunnel mouths to ...