Do High-Speed Magnetic Bullet Trains Use Wheels To Stay On The Tracks?

Most Maglevs float, but Japan's EDS trains use rubber wheels at low speeds. Learn how magnetic levitation works and why some ...
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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 ...

China is developing a maglev hyperloop train that can travel faster than the current generation of commercial airliners.
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Wariness over maglev is not surprising, but don’t make up your mind yet

Gov. Wes Moore (D) watches a passing high-speed maglev train on April 12, 2025, during a trade mission to Japan. (Photo by Ken Katsurayama/Governor's Office) As the ...
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Magnetic levitation trains hit 800 MPH

Magnetic levitation trains, better known as maglev trains, have recently achieved a staggering speed of 800 miles per hour. This remarkable development marks a significant stride in transportation ...
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China Working On Levitating Train That Could Get You From New York to Chicago in Two Hours

As the United States struggles to keep its major cities connected by even the most barebones rail systems, China is screaming into the future with the development of a levitating bullet train. Called ...
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Watch: The first test of a magnetic levitation train on an existing track

Floating trains have glided closer to Europe after a pioneering trial of magnetic levitation — aka maglev. Italian firm IronLev, which developed the tech, claims to have completed the first-ever ...
CBS News

Federal officials pull the plug on grants for high-speed train project in Maryland, citing poor planning, high costs

Federal officials cancelled $26 million in grants that would have funded a proposed high-speed train project between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. According to U.S. Department of Transportation ...
AOL

China debuts world's fastest train, a sleek maglev that can reach speeds of up to 373 miles per hour

Officials in China debuted the new state-developed maglev train on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The train can reach speeds of up to 600 km/h or 373 mph, officials said. There is just one operational ...
The Washington Post

Two Possible Routes For Maglev Rejected

Bowing to pressure from citizen groups and local politicians, the Maryland Transit Administration has scrapped two possible routes for a high-speed train between Baltimore and Washington, including ...