Indian Railways successfully completes high-speed trials for the Vande Bharat Sleeper Train, reaching 180 kmph with ...

High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan’s bullet train began operating in 1964. China will have 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of high-speed track by the end of 2025. The fastest ...

True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed. By Alexander Nazaryan In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a ...

Trains have come a long way since the early days of steam locomotives chugging across landscapes in the 19th century. Since the launch of Japan's famed Shinkansen in 1964, high-speed railways have ...

Last month, France’s national railway operator released a glimpse of the designs for its upcoming fifth-generation high-speed train, the TGV Inoui. (TGV stands for train à grande vitesse, or “train of ...

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...

America’s fastest train has arrived. ‘NextGen Acela’ made its public debut on August 27, delivering modern design, more seats and an enhanced passenger experience. Hailed as a leap forward for ...

Travelers and critical cargo in Egypt could soon be moving faster thanks to high-speed trains recently unveiled by Siemens Mobility. The company’s new version of its Velaro train, capable of speeds of ...

Siemens Mobility has revealed the Velaro high-speed train to Egyptian government officials and the public for the first time. On the same day, a regional train, called the Desiro High-Capacity (HC), ...

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 future of federal funding for long-planned projects to bring high-speed rail to the United States is in flux. President Donald Trump said last week that the federal government “won’t pay” for ...

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