China says its maglev hyperloop train has broken the world speed record in a test run, reaching a blistering 387 mph (623 km/h). Ultimately, its makers want to build a train more than three times as ...

China is pushing the boundaries of high-speed rail technology with its ambitious development of maglev trains that could revolutionize travel within the country. Passengers in China could soon stream ...

Earlier this week, everyone was banging on about Virgin Hyperloop, the train in a tube that’ll supposedly be able to hit speeds of 1,000 kph (620 mph) when it’s finished. More specifically, everyone ...

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On a short stretch of track in northern China, a heavy block of engineering briefly moved with the urgency of a launched projectile. In a test that prioritised hardware limits over passenger comfort, ...

Getting from place to place has always been a problem, and problems tend to inspire innovation. Cars, trains, planes, and even the humble boat exist because someone needed a better way of getting ...

China has successfully tested a working Hyperloop-like train system that uses magnetic levitation (maglev) to transport its pods in vacuum-sealed tubes with little to no air resistance. It is already ...

>> THE COMPANY PITCHING A HYPERLOOP LINK THAT COULD GET YOU BETWEEN PITTSBURGH AND CHICAGO IN LESS THAN AN HOUR SAYS IT CAN BE PULLED OFF WITHOUT ANY ONGOING PUBL SUBSIDY. A LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ...

Virgin Hyperloop came to be in June of 2014, promising to revolutionize transit with its concept of pressurized, high-speed pod travel. Now, over $400 million dollars in funding later, the company has ...