In the 19th century, the U.S. became the first country to build a transcontinental rail network. It’s since fallen behind when it comes to train travel — here’s why.

If you’re boarding a Rail Europe train this month, whether it’s a sleeper train between major cities, a high-speed TGV, or a Channel crossing on Eurostar, take note that 2025 marks the 200th ...

The trains will be able to reach about 125 mph in at least one part of the state.

Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). This train is ...

In 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom used his first State of the State address to “level about the high-speed rail.” The Los Angeles-to-San Francisco project “would cost too much and, ...

With war raging in the Middle East, tickets for mainland Chinese destinations are being snapped up Tickets from Hong Kong to ...

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 ...

Reporters stood by waiting to catch a glimpse of Japan's fast high-speed train on the new Chuo Shinkansen rail line, and if any of them blinked, they missed it. Those who stayed focused on the track ...

Seventeen years ago, Californians bet on a grand vision of the future. They narrowly approved a $10 billion bond issue to build a high-speed rail line that would zip between San Francisco and Los ...