Japan Is Working On A 300 MPH Floating Train

The Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) yesterday unveiled a prototype it believes will bring faster train service than ever before to Japan. The Series Lo prototype is a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, floating above its track and moving forward thanks to powerful magnets, the Japanese newspaper The Ashai Shimbun reported. It will run from Tokyo to Nagoya, and travel as fast as 500 kilometers per hour (about 311 mph). The idea of maglev-powered transportation has been around for more than ...