Why do superfast trains (maglev) have extra long noses even though the already look like airplanes (i.e. long tubes)?

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Why do superfast trains (maglev) have extra long noses even though the already look like airplanes (i.e. long tubes)?

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As others said, an airplane is on the air, no structures anywhere near them, on trains they’re extremely close to the ground, and that interferes with the train aerodynamics, if the trains were suspended further from the ground they would be shaped more like airplanes

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