KUDAMATSU, Yamaguchi Prefecture--A new prototype maglev Shinkansen car designed for the Linear Chuo Line project of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) is nearly ready to hit the test track.

Magnetic levitation, or maglev, feels like science fiction come to life¹. Using powerful electromagnetic fields, these ...

The dream of a British MagLev wasn’t over, but the 1980s Birmingham Airport shuttle was hardly in the same class even if it does hold the honour of being the world’s first commercial MagLev.