Now, Amtrak has indicated that the 28-strong fleet of new trains, which would be the fastest in operation in the U.S., could come online in early 2025, with a spokesperson for Amtrak telling local ...

India is planning a new high-speed rail line that will also travel around 200 miles an hour, with help from Japan, where bullet trains go as fast. Amtrak is limited by aging train tracks and ...

Amtrak officials said at that time the railroad and Alstom were conducting high-speed testing of the new Acela fleet on the Northeast Corridor, allowing Alstom to begin the next step in the safety ...

The 171-mile route from Merced through Fresno and Hanford to Bakersfield is planned to be the first operational segment for ...

According to a 2018 business case analysis, the projected cost of the Cascadia High-Speed Rail is less than half the price of ...

In summer 2024 we talked with Rod Diridon at his home in Santa Clara about why he is so committed to high speed rail.

The wait is almost over. Amtrak’s sleek, next-generation Acela trains—capable of zipping along at a speedy 180 mph—are finally set to debut early next year, marking a massive leap forward ...

The current trains are limited to 150 miles an hour. [Photo: Amtrak] The caveat: 160 miles an hour is still much slower than high-speed rail in other countries. In China, the Shanghai Maglev can ...