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Japan Is Working On A 300 MPH Floating Train
Monday, November 26, 2012 11:39
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Alex Davies|Nov. 23, 2012
 Japanese travelers currently have access to high-speed bullet trains. |
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 Asahi Shimbun reported.
It will run from Tokyo to Nagoya, and travel as fast as 500 kilometers per hour (about 311 mph).
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