With high-speed rail ambitions in California delayed by years and coming in at a higher-than-expected cost, Lou Thompson, who sat on the state's high-speed rail peer review group, said "failure is ...

It's hard to exaggerate the role of the train in the American story or the romance of train travel, those iron horses galloping down tracks of steel. Why, then, has high-speed rail — so common in ...

China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the Yangtze River, as the country increasingly turns to vast ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project has reached a key turning point, completing a major construction hub ...

High-speed rail, or train systems that are capable of speeds of at least 186 mph, simply doesn't exist in the United States. High-speed rail had its start in Japan in 1964 with the bullet train, and ...

The Golden State’s long-delayed high-speed rail project has completed construction on a massive 150-acre railhead facility in Kern County — a key logistical milestone that will allow track-laying to ...

Ambitious plans are underway to build a high-speed rail network across Africa, connecting countries, regions and creating a transcontinental beltway that can transport people at up to 320 kilometers ...

The project is stirring the ire of rural Quebecers and Ontarians because of potential expropriations required by the project to build the dedicated tracks You can save this article by registering for ...