"Riding Japan's Superconducting Maglev "Linear Motor Car" Train at 502 kilometers/hour on a beautiful day at JR Railway Technical Research Institute's Yamanashi Maglev Test Line."

This is the type of train California just voted on building from San Fransisco to San Diego. Imagine how cool this is going to be. The acceleration on these types of train can be violent enough to snap... more inside

The Japanese dream of having even faster trains than at present.

In German, but too cool none the less. Nerd power! ;) I wonder if they are using a Halbach magnet array for the track. If someone speaks German I'd be curious to know.