The new Acela NextGen debuted in August, running between Washington, D.C., and Boston with stops in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and more. With a top speed of 160 mph, the train is slightly ...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority says it can build the Central Valley route for $34.76 billion, down from the $36.75 billion estimated last year.

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 ...

Stephen Mattingly, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explains why high-speed rail projects in much of the country so often go off track. Dr. Stephen Mattingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California High-Speed Rail’s railhead facility in Kern County on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

Once a futuristic promise, the bullet train has become an old albatross. Time for it to reach the end of the line.

Infrastructure minister says the Newcastle-Sydney project will build on decades of work and planning – but experts ‘won’t be cutting any cakes until there’s shovels in the ground’ ...

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 ...

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...