This is the first in a series of articles about amazing technologies that promised to change the world but which did no such thing.

Transportation is entering a new era, and magnetic levitation technology is leading the revolution. The stunning 1,030 km/h ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese ...

In August 2011, I was fortunate enough to ride on the then brand-new Hayabusa bullet train, which operates on the line ...

China’s Shanghai Maglev, also known as the Shanghai Transrapid, is the world’s fastest train in operation. The superfast train has an average speed of 251 kmph, a top speed of up to 460 kmph, and has ...

High-speed rail has always been more than transport—it’s a symbol of national pride. For decades, China, Japan and France ...

Japan has broken records as its 375mph maglev train from Central Japan Railway set a new world speed mark during testing. The country is already renowned for its extensive transport network, which ...

If this new maglev tech that China is developing pans out, it ought to be moving at anywhere from two to three times the fastest trains in the world today.

China plans to deploy the ultra-high-speed maglev network to connect major cities nationwide, such as Beijing and Shanghai, which could reduce travel times between cities to 90 minutes or less.

“NextGen Acela is more than a new train—it’s an evolution of travel,” said Amtrak President Roger Harris. “In just a few ...

Federal officials cancelled $26 million in grants that would have funded a proposed high-speed train project between ...

No high-speed train will be zooming throughout parts of Maryland after the federal government determined it “is no longer feasible,” according to the Federal Railroad Administration.