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Caltrans investigates 140-mph ‘Bullet Buses’ between LA and San Francisco

Caltrans investigates 140-mph ‘Bullet Buses’ between LA and San Francisco Christine McLaren Fri, 05/15/2026 - 05:00 Primary Image P...

Will High-Speed Rail Ever Arrive in the U.S.?

It's hard to exaggerate the role of the train in the American story or the romance of train travel, those iron horses galloping down tracks of steel.

Vossloh To Equip High-Speed Rail Line

PUEBLO, Colo. - Vossloh will manufacture ties at its Pueblo, Colorado plant that will be used to supply California High-Speed Rail. The post Vossloh To Equip High-Speed Rail Line a...

Sunday Movies: US High-Speed Rail

History of high-speed rail in the US. (The B1M) 60 Minutes episode on the current status of high-speed rail in the US. (60 Minutes) This is an open thread.

High-speed rail adds 30 trains for Mother’s Day

Hyundai Rotem finds faster track to carbon neutrality with high-speed rail

Hyundai Rotem, the rail manufacturing arm of Hyundai Motor Group, has developed a software platform designed to reduce energy use across high-speed rail networks, the company said...

Vietnam breaks ground on first high-speed rail to link Hanoi and Ha Long Bay

A 120-kilometer railway with a designed speed of 350 kph, connecting Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, and Quang Ninh, broke ground on Sunday morning.

US High Speed Rail Conference Gets Underway in Washington D.C.

At the opening of the US High Speed Rail Conference, industry professionals gathered in Washington, D.C. to promote a long-term vision for a nationwide rail network. The conference...

China’s high-speed rail network is cementing its global dominance

The spectacular rise of China’s high-speed rail network has become one of the most powerful symbols of the country’s economic [...]

High-Speed Rail: Should Californians ‘End the Nightmare’?

California’s high-speed rail funding was delayed yet again, causing some to wonder if the project truly is a train to nowhere. When voters passed Proposition 1A in 2008, the estima...

Canada Wants High-Speed Rail. Megaproject Reality Wants a Word.

Canada’s revived high-speed rail (HSR) proposal deserves a serious hearing. It also deserves an outside-view assessment grounded in the history of rail megaprojects, not just the a...

After Decades Of Trying California Can't Build a High Speed Rail System - Now They Want 140MPH Buses

California High-Speed Rail Completes 60th Major Structure in Central Valley

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has completed the Road 26 grade separation in Madera County, marking the 60th major structure finished along the first 119 miles of active...

Does the US Need a Nationwide High-Speed Rail Plan?

The US High Speed Rail Conference (USHSR), held in Washington, D.C. from 12-14 May 2026, brought together industry leaders to discuss the future of high-speed rail in America. High...

California Is Exploring High-Speed Buses That Connect LA and San Francisco in Just Over 3 Hours

The buses would do 140 MPH on the freeway.

Friday Video: It’s Time For High Speed … Buses!

How far will America go out of its way to avoid building trains like the rest of the developed world?

Off the Rails: Price of CA High Speed Rail Soars to Over $230B

Federal Investment Interest Grows for Brightline West Rail Line

The U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition has expressed support for recent remarks by David Fink, head of the Federal Railroad Administration, regarding potential federal investment in th...

Italo sets sights on German high-speed rail in €3.6 billion gambit

Italo to challenge Deutsche Bahn in Germany's high-speed rail sector. Italy's privately owned high-speed rail operator Italo has announced an ambitious plan to enter the German ma...

Ray LaHood: 60 Minutes Story on California's High-Speed Rail Project Missed the News

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Statement of Ray LaHood, former U.S. Transportation Secretary and current Co-Chair of U.S. High Speed Rail:

RTS Link successfully runs multi-train high-speed trial

Image by RTS Operations Facebook page The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project has successfully conducted a high-speed, multi-train trial last Friday, RTS...

High-Speed Rail: Gavin Newsom Finds a Faster Way to Stonehenge

Tenders Issued for Development of High Speed Rail Connecting Newcastle–Sydney

Over 700 people representing roughly 250 organisations and 17 countries have attended a major industry briefing in Newcastle, Australia, that saw two milestone train and tunnel ten...