High-speed rail is commonplace in many other countries. Will it track in the U.S.?

With high-speed rail ambitions in California delayed by years and coming in at a higher-than-expected cost, Lou Thompson, who ...

Other countries have 200 mph passenger trains. Why has high-speed rail not tracked here?

High-speed rail can be found around the world. Yet so far, the projects haven't tracked in the U.S., where both the public ...

Why high-speed rail has yet to reach the U.S.—and is change coming?

In the 19th century, the U.S. became the first country to build a transcontinental rail network. It’s since fallen behind ...

Africa’s high speed rail future rides on a matter of millimeters. How does it measure up so far?

Differences in African rail gauges are just one challenge facing the continent’s ambition for a transcontinental integration.
Los Angeles Times

High-speed rail project slated to receive billions in state funding

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion from the state annually through 2045. Los ...
Fast Company

Why high-speed rail may not work the best in the U.S.

Stephen Mattingly, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explains why high-speed rail projects in much of the country so often go off track. Dr. Stephen Mattingly ...
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Get the Facts: Amtrak’s new high-speed train launched in August. Here’s how it compares globally

The new Acela NextGen debuted in August, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more. With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly ...
NPR

With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...
New York Post

Even passengers who would use high-speed rail don’t want it – and are furious about land destroyed

Passengers riding Amtrak through Bakersfield aren’t buying California’s long-delayed high-speed rail dream — with many saying the multibillion-dollar project has already done more harm than good.