Recent Examples on the WebIn Japan, the government is investing $72 billion in the Chuo Shinkansen project — a 178-mile line with tracks that use magnetic levitation (maglev). Catherine Garcia, The Week, 14 July 2022 That tranquility, however, has been shattered by helicopter noises, blasting operations, and truck traffic since the launch of local construction for the superconducting magnetic levitation train in 2016, operated by Central Japan Railway. Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2022 There wouldn’t be any axle; the tires would be held in place by magnetic levitation. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2021 The superconducting magnetic levitation system is planned to have three stops: one in each city and at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport.Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 The bullet train is able to travel at such high speeds because of magnetic levitation. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 July 2021 If the external field is strong enough, this can even overcome the force of gravity, leading to the phenomenon of magnetic levitation. Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 23 June 2021 The pods glide at speeds similar to airplanes while floating above the ground using magnetic levitation. Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 21 June 2021 Similar to Japan's L0 Series, the Shanghai maglev (also called the Shanghai Transrapid) is a magnetic levitation train that operates out of Shanghai, China. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2021 See More