However, in neighboring China, the Shanghai Transrapid, a maglev train system, is trying to put some of those fears to rest (while simultaneously being described as a white elephant). The train ...

During a pivotal test of China's ingenuity in maglev train design, its ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev transportation system reached the breakneck speed of 621 mph (1,000 km/h).

“Florida recently approved a plan to build a magnetically levitated, or maglev, train system that would begin operating in 1996,” wrote senior contributing editor Chris O’Malley, further ...

High-speed rail projects across the United States are facing high budgets, lengthy timelines, and increasing skepticism from ...

Op-ed: I’ve followed the D.C. to Baltimore high-speed train proposal for close to a decade. Our residents deserve better ...

The system also promises clean, green, and rapid travel. By using electricity to hover on a cushion of air, maglev trains can cut carbon emissions without sacrificing performance.

This is a huge boon, as the maglev demo proves that Europe could utilize the more than 360,000 kilometers (224,000 miles) of rail tracks found in Europe’s rail system.

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE, DE, UNITED STATES, February 17, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, Maglev Train Market ...

Since it first opened in 1964, Japan's high-speed rail system has been one of the country's most celebrated achievements. These trains, called Shinkansen, are known to English speakers as bullet ...

While China, with a maglev train hitting 650 km/h (404 mph) in just seven seconds, might regard the achievement as cute, it ...