On 7 July 2025, the International Union of Railways (UIC) convened its 106th General Assembly in Beijing, hosted by China ...

High-speed rail is generally understood in the U.S. as reaching speeds of 200 miles per hour, although the Brightline West is averaging about half that speed.

Ian Choudri, CEO, California High-Speed Rail Authority, in a statement: "After 200 days in this role, I'm proud to report that all five of these initiatives are well into the implementation phase.

Speed and performance of the high-speed train The CR450 is designed to operate at an impressive 248 mph, surpassing its predecessor, the CR400, which operates at 217 mph.

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 ...

According to Amtrak, the project would consist of a new high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston that would be able to reach speeds of up to 205 mph. The line would also have a stop in ...

The Trump administration notified California officials Wednesday that federal funding for the state’s massive high-speed rail project is at risk of being pulled after a four-month review ...

President Donald Trump is about to snatch $4 billion away from California’s high-speed rail project — and all that’s doing is reinforcing Democrats’ iron-willed support for the beleaguered ...

An orchard outside of Hanford, Calif., will be the site of a high-speed rail overpass. It is part of the scaled-back project that was once scheduled to be completed in 2020 but is now slated for 2033.

The California High-Speed Rail project broke ground a decade ago, and was planned to start service between L.A. and San Francisco in 2020.