Maglev train system in Nevada by 2010

[2009.09.02 - 04:41 PM]

The 10 year prolonged participation of the state of Nevada in the national competition sponsored by the U.S department of transportation has finally paid off. Nevada will get the honour of building the first ever high speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train in the western world with a speed of 300mph (483kph).  The department has issued [...]

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High-speed rail in Japan: From bullets to magic levitation

[2009.08.29 - 07:07 PM]

“Shinkansen”- as the Japanese referred to it; was the first bullet train to be introduced in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics, together symbolizing the country’s economic recovery and global acceptance in even less than 20 years after the Second World War. The Shinkansen train network is being operated by Japan railways for nearly 45 years, [...]

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