SHANGHAI — Other countries said no. But China said yes. So the world’s fastest passenger train will have its commercial maiden voyage here in the Middle Kingdom’s cutting-edge city in 2003. The ...

China's Shanghai Maglev is the world's fastest train. (File) World’s fastest train: Super-fast trains that can travel at mind-boggling speeds, are quickly becoming a norm across the world, as China ...

ARRIVED China is first to build commercial maglev trains; U.S. engineers want to emulate. China’s bold move to build 30 kilometers of magnetically levitated high-speed guideway between Shanghai and ...

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China may eschew foreign technology for a proposed high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Hangzhou to slash costs by a third, a Shanghai rail official said on Tuesday in the latest blow for Germany ...

An interferometric alignment system helps Chinese engineers building what will become the world's fastest train. A laser tracking system is to help engineers in Shanghai, China, build a new ultra-fast ...

Using magnets to hold trains in the air so they can travel at speeds comparable to planes has long been a goal for making long-distance travel enjoyable. But because maglev trains can't use the ...

BERLIN -- Chinese officials made a preliminary decision to use the magnetic levitating railway technology of Germany's Transrapid International consortium -- which includes Siemens AG and ThyssenKrupp ...

Did you know that for under $10, you can ride in a train at a whopping 268 mph? That’s almost twice as fast as the world’s quickest rollercoaster – Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abhu Dhabi, which ...

Transportation accounts for 16.2% of all global carbon pollution, according to Our World In Data. That is an extraordinary figure considering how much we rely on getting around as quickly and ...

High-speed trains have transformed travel across the globe, combining cutting-edge technology, sleek design, and ...