Conventional “steel wheel” train technology has reached the end of its evolution: Modern tweaking of rails and controls has only squeezed out another 70 mph or so of speed while raising maintenance ...

Trains might have been the icon of the American Old West, but after the era of the automobile began at the turn of the 20th century, the locomotive slowly faded into the background of popular ...

Central Japan Railway Co unveiled last week the Maglev-powered Series L0, its latest and fastest high-speed train. Capable of travelling up to 310 miles-per-hour, the Series L0 will cut the 216-mile ...

Rarely do we push the brake pedal and stop talking about cars, but when we do, it’s for a good reason. This post relates to one of those moments when technology and the transportation industry partner ...

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 ...

The front car of the Series L0 maglev measures nearly 92 feet long – of which 49 feet forms an aerodynamic nose section – and is fitted with 24 seats. A full 16-carriage train will be able to carry ...

Japan is track testing its new high-speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train, which is designed to travel at 310 mph. The L0 maglev train floats above its track and is propelled by powerful magnets, ...