Trains pass over all types of bridges to get where they're going, including typical steel girder and truss bridges seen all across America, trestle bridges, and even viaducts (think the Hogwarts ...

Maglev bullet trains promise a future where steel wheels and clattering rails give way to smooth, floating speed. Yet the reality on today’s tracks is more nuanced, with some systems gliding entirely ...

As the train approached the bridge Thursday morning, it was hard to imagine what it would feel like to travel on a rail line over Lake Washington. Would a floating-bridge train feel less stable than ...