article_snippet.sent: It's an insanely fast Japanese bullet train.
article_snippet.sent: A Japan Railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour (374 miles per hour) on an experimental track in Yamanashi Tuesday, setting a decisive new world record.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesperson said A Japan Railway maglev train spent 10.8 seconds traveling above 600 kilometers per hour, during which A Japan Railway maglev train covered 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles).
article_snippet.sent: A Japan Railway maglev train own record from last Thursday, when A Japan Railway maglev train ran at 590 kilometers per hour (366 miles per hour) on a test track.
article_snippet.sent: That beat the old record of 581 kilometers per hour (361 miles per hour), which was set in 2003 during another Japanese maglev test.
article_snippet.sent: Right now, China operates the world's fastest commercial maglev, which has hit 431 kilometers per hour (268 miles per hour) on a route through Shanghai.
article_snippet.sent: By contrast, the fastest train in the United States, Amtrak's Acela Express, is only capable of 241 kilometers per hour (150 miles per hour), though it usually plods along at half that speed.
highlights_snippet.sent: Japanese maglev train sets new speed record: 603 kilometers per hour .
  