Unlike normal trains, maglev trains use magnetic forces to lift the train above the track, which allows them to travel at ...

Japan is currently developing the world's fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling wheels, no jolts, just a smooth, whisper-quiet ride. This is the ...

A Japanese bullet train pulls into a downtown station in Tokyo. - Yongyuan Dai/Getty Images In the world of speed records, it's best to keep a passel of asterisks in your back pocket. More than a ...