Imagine a future where we effortlessly glide from city to city on highways not of asphalt, but of magnetically charged tracks. This isn’t science fiction, but a real possibility with magnetic ...

China is testing a maglev vacuum train designed to reach speeds of up to 1,000 km/h, faster than many commercial flights. This video explores how the technology works, why it differs from Hyperloop, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling ...

The ultra high-speed maglev rail service developed by Central Japan Railway Company is still several years away ...

China has successfully tested its new ultra-high-speed (UHS) maglev train, which can reach speeds up to 621 mph, making it the fastest train in the world. The demonstration, carried out in Shanxi ...

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Railway Network, has joined hands with IronLev, a high-tech Italian company, for a first-of-its-kind magnetic levitation (maglev) trial in ...

Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. will employ so-called maglev technology -- capable of suspending objects in mid-air through the combination of magnetic attraction and repulsion -- to ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese researchers have found a way to slash the deafening "tunnel boom" shock wave caused ...

"Maglev technology provides such superior service to public transit that's just so much faster and better," says Perdon. "It's much more like the automobile and people are willing to pay for it." The ...

After decades of little activity, the past few years have featured a renaissance in plans for high-speed rail lines across the United States, with a number either under construction or in the ...