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 | Maglev, the world's only commercial magnetic-levitation train, runs on the elevated track Friday, April 16, 2004 in Shanghai, China. click to open  |  | An attendant walks through about one third full passenger's seats of Maglev, the world's only commercial magnetic-levitation train, Friday April 16, 2004 at a station in Shanghai, China. Suffering from a lack of riders, Shanghai's levitating airport train slashed ticket prices by one-third on Thursday, said a spokesman for the Shanghai Maglev Transport Development Co. click to open |  | The world's first magnetic levitation train for commercial use, the Maglev, runs though steam cloud Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004 at Pudong International Airport station in Shanghai, China. The Maglev which started its regular service Thursday runs between Longyang Road Station and Pudong International Airport at a speed of 430 kilometers (270 miles), an hour for about 7 min. 20 sec. click to open |  | A speed meter board shows the current running speed of the world's first magnetic levitation train for commercial use, the Maglev, while drivers operate the train Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004 in Shanghai, China. The Maglev which started its regular service Thursday runs between Longyang Road Station and Pudong International Airport at a speed of 430 kilometers (270 miles), an hour for about 7 min. 20 sec. click to open |  | A passenger walks near the world's first magnetic levitation train for commercial use, the Maglev, Thursday Jan. 1, 2004 in Shanghai, China. The Maglev which started its regular service Thursday runs between Longyang Road Station and Pudong International Airport at a speed of 430 kilometers (270 miles), an hour for about 7 min. 20 sec. click to open |  | Shanghai magnetic levitation train: A station worker guides a passenger near a Maglev train on Oct. 25, 2003 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai's 430 kph (260 mph) magnetic levitation train is to start daily commercial operation early next year, a manager for a company in the German-Chinese group building the system said Friday, Dec. 5, 2003. The system is the world's first commercial use of 'maglev' technology, which uses a cushion of magnetism instead of wheels to support and propel a train. click to open |
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