China's "Red Rail" air train glides through the air without touching the track above it or anything below.Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images An air train in China is said to be the world's first ...

Japan’s Maglev train isn’t just fast—it’s a futuristic leap in transportation. Using powerful magnetic levitation, it glides ...

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 ...

SHANGHAI, China -- The sleek white train zipped noiselessly out of a futuristic station in Shanghai, carrying Chinese and German leaders -- and hopes for a new era in railway technology. The world's ...

How do we know China stole the technology? China built all those worthless electric buses for Indy’s Red Line. ‘Nuff said. Dubbed the “Maglev,” the high-speed public transit vehicle uses ...

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 ...

(TNS) -- The government of Japan has pledged $2 million to help fund studies on the feasibility of a magnetic levitation train that could shuttle passengers from Baltimore to Washington within 15 ...

Letter writers Joan and James Mainhart share my dismay regarding proposed magnetic levitation trains (“Magnetic levitation train would be a nightmare,” April 22). The recent commentary by Angelette C.

Recent advancements in magnetic-levitation (maglev) technology harbor the potential to radically transform the landscape of the freight industry. By integrating maglev technology into existing freight ...

LATHEN, Germany – A high-tech train traveling at 125 mph crashed in northwestern Germany on Friday, killing at least 23 people in the first fatal wreck involving the magnetic levitation system. The ...

The vision is too tempting for many transportation planners to resist: sleek, high-tech trains slipping silently across the landscape at 200 mph. Governments in Maryland, Pennsylvania and elsewhere ...