Japan's levitating train travels 300 mph and just carried its first passengers

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A Japanese train that ever-so-slightly floats above the tracks and moves at super-fast speeds completed its first run with passengers last week

The maglev train (shorthand for magnetic levitation) carried 100 passengers over a 27-mile span in Japan between the cities Uenohara and Fuefuki, reaching speeds of 311 mph; monitors charted the train's quick speed. In December, the train will be tested over an eight-day period.

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The maglev method of transportation works with the help of magnets; its top speeds put other trains to shame. In the U.S., high-speed rail travel hasn't been adopted in a widespread way, but in countries like China, some commercial travel trains like the Shanghai Maglev Train can reach speeds of 268 mph. Read more...

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