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 ...

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 ...

The broad support impressed Chris Baker, the head of U.S. operations for German maglev manufacturer Transrapid, which is developing the two DOT projects as well as a Las Vegas effort. Baker says the ...

Europe is very close to making a huge move for its railway industry. A test by Italian firm IronLev has provided successful examples of how a magnetic levitation train, or maglev, might work on ...