Initial indications were that human error, not sophisticated maglev technology, was to blame for putting the maintenance vehicle on the track at the same time as the Transrapid train. The train was ...

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.

Maglev trains and monorails are often ridiculed as "gadget railways." Many special systems have justification if the ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

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 ...