Originally published on http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/17/japanese-maglev-train-breaks-its-own-world-speed-record/ The Central Japan Railway company reports that its magnetic levitation bullet train topped 366 miles per hour on Thursday during a test run along a length of test track in the Yamanashi prefecture. This was enough to break its own 12-year-old, 361 mph world record set back in 2003.