Public invited to test rides on maglev train trial line

Public invited to test rides on maglev train trial line

TSURU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. unveils a plan in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, to invite members of the public to demonstration rides in November and December on a test line of its magnetically levitated train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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