Steve Forbes breaks down why California’s endless high-speed rail boondoggle is even worse than people think, and why it needs to be scrapped—yesterday. California’s misbegotten high-speed train ...

Each of the 50 engines will be installed in pairs on the trains. Credit: Rolls-Royce plc. Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to provide 50 mtu Series 4000 engines for high-speed trains in Saudi Arabia ...

Amtrak is debuting its NextGen Acela trains on Thursday, the company's next step in its goal of achieving high-speed rail. The new trains will slowly replace the current Acela equipment, increasing ...

The history of steam locomotives is not merely about locomotives and transportation, but rather a strong echo of the human ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and leaders in the California Legislature have reached a general agreement to provide long-term funding for the high-speed rail line from the “cap and invest” program. Before state ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

As a frequent rider on Amtrak’s Acela, which connects the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston, I’m happy to announce that high-speed rail travel between Boston and ...

Proposed High-Speed Rail Will Not Make A Big Dent In Canada's Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In February 2025, the Canadian ...

A French high-speed train broke the world record for conventional trains on Tuesday, reaching speedsup to 574 km/h. At that speed, people watching by the side of the tracks barely saw the train go by, ...