50 years ago, a Japanese scientist dreamed up a rocket-propelled train
Excerpt from the July 6, 1968, issue of Science News
![a superconducting magnetic-levitation train in Japan](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/061118_BB_50ya-maglev_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
BUILT FOR SPEED Superconducting magnetic-levitation trains in Japan smashed a world speed record in 2015 in a test run.
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