China's new train project could rocket passengers all over the country at 373 mph

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) plans to build the world's fastest train. At speeds of 373 mph, it'd obliterate the previous record held by Shanghai Maglev at 267 mph. The firm is working on a modest proof of concept that would travel 124 mph over a three-mile test track. If successful, the plan is to utilize the country's 12,000-plus miles of track already built to establish 'domestic technology and standard systems for new-generation medium- and high-speed maglev transportation that can be applied globally,” says Sun Bangcheng, a CRRC official. Magnetic levitation allows for such high speed by reducing the…

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