The idea of using magnetic levitation to run a high-speed railroad has been around since 1934, when a German scientist named Hermann Kemper received a patent on the technology. Such trains would be ...

Transrapid hopes Shanghai will bring that chance. A maglev system planned for Berlin to Hamburg died on the blade of Germany's Green Party two years ago, so China's decision to build its $1.2-billion ...

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 ...

A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track yesterday killing 23 people and injuring 10 & the ...

The Shanghai Transrapid maglev train at a station in Shanghai, Nov. 9, 2009. Photo by: MARSHALL ALLEN / LAS VEGAS SUN A newly created alliance of local transit agencies will try to persuade federal ...

The July 25 Review-Journal article "Comparing, contrasting Southern Nevada train proposals" is sprinkled with quotes from Anthony Perl, who is described as a California-based "think tank" consultant.

A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 — the first fatalities on a maglev train.

LATHEN, Germany – A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people – the first fatalities on a maglev train.

LATHEN, Germany - A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 - the first fatalities on ...

The proponents of a maglev train line between Las Vegas and Southern California say a Chinese government-controlled bank has agreed to loan up to $7 billion to help build the high-speed transportation ...

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 ...