Maglev Train The Shanghai maglev is the world’s first commercial high-speed maglev and has a maximum cruising speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). PHOTO: Alex Needham ...

[Zoltan] was developing a workshop on Matter for DEF CON, and wanted to whip up a fun IoT project to go with it. His idea was simple—take a simple toy train, and put it on the Internet of Things.

As a result, Maglev trains can run at top speeds between 250 and 300 miles per hour. That is significantly faster than Amtrak’s soon to be launched NextGen Acela, a high-speed passenger train between ...

Something to look forward to: The risk of generating dangerous shockwaves when exiting tunnels has long challenged high-speed rail systems. As maglev trains reach higher speeds, the problem becomes ...

China’s railway researchers claim to have slashed the low-frequency shock waves that erupt when a about 370 mph (600 km/h) magnetic-levitation train bursts out of a tunnel. The breakthrough centers on ...

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 ...

The dream of a super-fast MAGLEV train whisking passengers from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., in record time has slammed into the harsh wall of reality as federal funding evaporates, per ...

President Donald Trump's administration pulled funding this week for a proposed high-speed magnetic levitation (Maglev) rail line connecting Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Transportation Secretary ...

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