Imagine standing on a platform, watching a train that appears to defy the laws of physics as it glides past at extraordinary speeds. This is the reality for reporters who recently witnessed the ...
When the record-breaking Shinkansen high-speed rail line opened in 1964, it was perfect timing. That year, Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics, and Japan hogged the spotlight to debut the world’s first ...
Explore the world’s most ambitious megaprojects that have changed – or are still shaping – our planet. Discover the ...
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Do maglev bullet trains still ride on wheels?
Maglev bullet trains promise a future where steel wheels and clattering rails give way to smooth, floating speed. Yet the ...
Yamanashi, Japan (WTNH) It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s not Superman. It’s a super fast Japanese bullet train. Tuesday in Yamanashi, Japan, a Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour. In ...
The longest, largest, and fastest maglev train in the world, situated at the Yamanashi test track in Japan, has restarted public testing. The test track has recently been extended to 42.8 kilometers ...
TOKYO, Japan, May 30, 2011 (ENS) – The Japanese government has signaled Central Japan Railway “to proceed with construction” of its magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.
TSURU, YAMANASHI, JAPAN — Two hours from Tokyo’s blinking neon center, the sleek white train shoots out of a mountain tunnel at nearly 311 mph — levitating about four inches above its guideway as it ...
Japan and China are racing to build a new type of ultra-fast, levitating train, seeking to demonstrate their mastery over a technology with big export potential. Magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains ...
Yamanashi, Japan (WTNH) It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s not Superman. It’s a super fast Japanese bullet train. Tuesday in Yamanashi, Japan, a Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour. In ...
YAMANASHI, Japan (WTNH) – It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s not Superman. It’s a super fast Japanese bullet train. Tuesday in Yamanashi, Japan, a Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour.
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