Technology: Electromagnetic levitation with zero contact between train and track Operational Readiness: Expected soon; infrastructure compatibility pending The new 603 km/h maglev train marks a ...

China is racing to build a new kind of train that does not just rival jetliners, it threatens to redefine what “high speed” even means on land. Engineers are now testing a magnetic levitation system ...

As I rocketed out of Shanghai aboard a train at nearly 200 miles an hour, the speed reduced the trees outside my window to greenish blurs. I had the out-of-body sense that I was fast-forwarding my way ...

The CR450 is the new jewel in the crown of Chinese railway engineering. The Asian country, always determined to go one step ...