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

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.

In a world where jet travel was dominating, French engineers quietly pioneered high-speed rail technology that would change the future of trains. From the early days of Le Mistral to the world’s ...

The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP The US is still trying to join the high-speed rail club. On Thursday, it made its latest bid: Amtrak launched a new line ...

For every step forward and track laid, California’s high-speed rail project seems to face continuous money hurdles and controversies, leading the public to question when the state — and arguably ...

France's TGV high-speed trains have been connecting cities since the 1980s. - Patrice Latron/The Image Bank Unreleased/Getty Images At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur. A mile ...

The recent announcement by Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy that the Trump administration has pulled the plug on federal support for the proposed magnetic levitation train line between ...

HS2 trains could run slower in effort to cut costs on embattled project - The trains were set to have a maximum speed of ...

HS2 high speed railway trains could be made to run slower than initially planned to keep costs down. The government has ...

UK ministers are set to order the management of High Speed 2 to explore last-ditch attempts to cut the cost of the rail project, including reducing the speed of its trains. Mark W ...