The Australian BHP Iron Ore train is the world's longest train. It is a freight train and not a passenger train.

But there is one country that has a train with so many coaches that it is far more than 60 or 70 coaches; it is the world's ...

China claims it has set a new world speed record for a maglev train after a prototype reached a speed of 650km/h in just 7 ...

New technology in maglev trains ensures high acceleration and top speed. However, the cost of building the lines remains high.

Implementing high-speed rail nationwide would be detrimental to these towns, in turn undermining key parts of the overall ...

It's simple: The Shanghai Maglev is one of the fastest passenger trains in the world. Traveling at about 270 miles per hour, this train is the adult equivalent of the theme park ride, especially ...

Launched in 2003 and using German technology, the current maglev train rides on a 30-km-long magnetic cushion between suburban Shanghai and its international airport in Pudong New Area.

Now in Amtrak service for the better part of three years, the Charger's road to service was nearly as tumultuous as Amtrak's ...

Could HSR America's proposed high-speed "bullet train" outshine Amtrak? Its design's problem-solving suggests it might.