The maglev train was tested on a 400 metre (1,310-foot) magnetic levitation (maglev) test line, and safely brought to a stop ...

The train floats above the track using superconducting magnets, which both lift the vehicle and propel it forward without any ...

In a world where jet travel was dominating, French engineers quietly pioneered high-speed rail technology that would change ...

Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph, surpassing the previous fleet by 10 mph. In China, the Fuxing Hao trains ...

China’s Xi’an-Yan’an high-speed rail, running at 350 kmph, is the world’s fastest and cuts travel time drastically.

See China`s record-breaking 700 km/h maglev train! Experience the future of ultra-fast travel, with cities just minutes apart ...

The government has completed the development of core technologies for a next-generation high-speed train capable of operating ...

NEW YORK — The fastest trains in Amtrak's fleet are getting even faster. The first of those NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are scheduled to start running on the Northeast Corridor between ...

DALLAS, Texas (KBTX) - The lead investor behind the proposed Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project says the plan is “shovel-ready” and could become the fastest train in the world if built, while a ...

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China’s Xi’an–Yan’an high-speed rail is changing travel, cutting commute times and bringing unprecedented convenience to millions.