Vacuum Trains and other low pressure rail & maglev systems offer the possibility of ultra-fast and ultra-cheap transport on and off of Earth.

Op-ed: I’ve followed the D.C. to Baltimore high-speed train proposal for close to a decade. Our residents deserve better ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maglev trains in Japan literally float on magnets at speeds over 300 miles per hour and they're still trying to get off the ground in the U.S. The hope is that they come sooner ...

In this three week storyline unit, students investigate a maglev train and the electromagnetic forces that cause a maglev train to levitate and provide the source of propulsion for the train. The ...

Designed and built here in San Diego, this is General Atomics’ maglev or magnetic levitation train, operating since 2004 at their Sorrento Valley test track. With federal money now available for a ...

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And then there’s ridership culture. In Japan, rail is life. It’s how people get to work, school and vacation. During my two years in Japan, I used local and regional trains frequently.

China’s maglev research program has logged a new speed milestone, launching a 1.1-tonne test vehicle to 650 km/h (about 404 ...

A maglev train undergoing testing by Central Japan Railway at the Yamanashi Maglev Test Track. ... work would close one side of New York Avenue at a time and require detours.

Meanwhile, the Shanghai Maglev is currently the world’s fastest commercially operational train, routinely zipping back and forth between the city and Pudong International Airport at 267 mph.

A maglev train could carry people from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore in 15 minutes. ... Maglev and high-speed rail systems work in other parts of the world. It is safe, ...