A maglev train passes in Tsuru City in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, on May 11, 2010. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg News) Trains between D.C. and Baltimore would travel as fast as 311 mph, proponents say.

Shanghai already operates at maglev airport shuttle, while Japan is planning to add to its high-speed rail system with a superconducting maglev train connecting Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka by 2027.

I applaud the article, “‘It can be done’: Futuristic Japanese maglev train could revolutionize travel from DC to Baltimore, and beyond” (Oct. 27), for its thoroughness and i… ...

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A magnetic levitation (maglev) train conducts a test run past Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center on December 3, 2021 in Tsuru, Japan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ...

Maglev technology relies on electricity and magnetic force to lift trains and propel them down a guideway at up to 300 mph. The only commercial maglev train is in China. Advertisement ...

Researchers in China are developing a maglev train so fast that it can make Amtrak’s Acelya feel like a snail. Forget the Bullet train, with a top speed of 621 mph, it will be even faster than ...

M agnetic 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 ...

As it stands, maglev trains have been running for decades, with one even running in Germany during the Cold War from 1989 to 1991. Unfortunately, despite the success seen with those maglev trains ...

Fastest passenger train in the world hits 375 mph in test run. — -- Until the Hyperloop becomes a reality, this may be the next best thing for high-speed travel on the ground. Japan's maglev ...

Italian firm Ironlev claims to have completed the first-ever maglev test on an existing train track — and has the footage to prove it. Skip to content. Toggle Navigation.