Maglev line starting date still up in the air as costs keep rising

The much-ballyhooed magnetic levitation train line project linking Tokyo with Nagoya has been stuck in limbo since Shizuoka ...

Maglev test ride offers a glimmer of train travel at 500 kph

A blink and you will miss it test ride on the maglev Chuo Shinkansen Line offers some idea of the potential of traveling at ...
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Magnetic levitation train would be a nightmare | READER COMMENTARY

We 100% agree with the recent commentary by Angelette C. Aviles about the maglev dream (“Why Maryland’s maglev dream doesn’t track,” April 21). Instead of a dream, the proposed maglev train has been a ...
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China's T-Flight, how a maglev vacuum train traveling at 1,000 km/h could shrink the world

China's aerospace engineers are combining magnetic levitation and vacuum tube technology to build a train that travels nearly as fast as sound, making cross-country trips shorter than a lunch break.
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This high-speed levitating train will cut travel times between major US cities to just 15 minutes — and tickets will cost less than you'd think

A high-speed Maglev train that will connect Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is currently in development. When complete, the train line will traverse 33 miles in an astounding 15 minutes for an equally ...
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Watch The First-Ever Magnetic Levitation Test On Regular Train Tracks

Europe is very close to making a huge move for its railway industry. A test by Italian firm IronLev has provided successful examples of how a magnetic levitation train, or maglev, might work on ...
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Moore supports bringing Japan’s high-speed ‘maglev’ train to Maryland after years of delays

YAMANASHI, JAPAN — The inside of the train car goes eerily quiet at 93 miles per hour, a familiar rattle disappearing into a hum as it lifts four inches off the ground, levitating and speeding through ...
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China's Crazy Levitating Train Took A Big Step Toward Becoming A Reality

China's push for high-speed transportation has taken a major leap forward with its experimental T-Flight maglev train. Designed to reach record-breaking speeds, this levitating train could ...
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Watch: The first test of a magnetic levitation train on an existing track

Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever ...
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An 'air train' in China runs using an overhead magnetic track, never touching it as it glides through the air 30 feet above the ground — see it in action

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China's "Red Rail" air train glides through the air without touching the track above it or anything below.Photo by VCG/VCG via ...
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China unveils 373-mph ‘levitating train’

The magnetic levitation train is propelled forward by powerful electromagnets and hovers about the rail. The concept allows trains to hit speeds of hundreds of miles per hour because there’s no rail ...