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 ...

Amtrak is set to begin operation of a new fleet of high-speed rail cars on Thursday, with the Train No. 2153, the first of a new generation of Acela trains, leaving Boston’s South Station for ...

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 ...

TikToker Natalie Compton (@natbco) tested Amtrak's new high-speed Acela train during its first week of operation. She booked a 6:50 a.m. round-trip business class ticket from Washington, D.C., to ...

California's long-delayed high-speed rail project has become the latest victim in the ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom, as White House officials again aim to cancel ...

The Le Grand Overcrossing Project would separate drivers and pedestrians from both the planned high-speed rail line and an existing railroad. August 27, 2025 In Le Grand, Calif., the planned ...

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 ...

It has been nearly 17 years since voters approved California Proposition 1A, which allocated $10 billion to the California High-Speed Rail Authority to build a new high-speed rail line between Los ...

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We have heard the stories and seen the headlines over and over: “Trump Administration to Pull $4 Billion in Funding for California High-Speed Rail,” “California’s high-speed rail project has ‘no ...