Rail travel has come a long way from the slow chugging of steam engines. Today, the race for the fastest train has become a high-speed pursuit of groundbreaking technology, pushing the boundaries of ...

Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

A zero to 60 mph time of just under seven seconds is decent, but not too noteworthy. A zero to 100 mph in the same time would be astounding. But zero to 404 mph? Welcome to the future of trains, as ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine gliding across long distances at nearly 400 miles per hour on a train that floats silently above its tracks. No rattling ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The construction of what is intended to be the world’s fastest train, the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, which is intended to ...

A breakthrough in high-speed rail design could make the world's fastest trains safer, quieter, and greener. Chinese researchers have found a way to slash the deafening "tunnel boom" shock wave caused ...

A high-speed train at the station platform - Kiraly/Shutterstock High-speed rail is generally considered to be the future of sustainable travel. High-speed trains are safe, comfortable, and convenient ...

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 ...