Overall, high-speed rail has made "mid-sized cities become more attractive," said Yonah Freemark, a researcher specializing in transit at Urban Institute, a think-tank in Washington, D.C.

The story is usually told that we once had a great rail system. The country was connected by the transcontinental railway in ...

High-speed rail has been studied repeatedly over the decades, with the conversation boiling down to the same issues, including a lack of population and demand to warrant such an investment, he said.

Currently, the only thing resembling a true high-speed rail line in North America is Amtrak's Acela, which serves the operator's Northeast Corridor at speeds of up to 240 km/h — still well short ...

Proponents have been talking about high-speed rail for decades as a tool for economic development and reducing emissions. Canada is the world’s second-largest country in land area, but 60 per cent of ...

Wednesday’s announcement of $3.9-billion for a five-year planning phase is the latest step in a long-running debate over whether to green light high-speed rail in Canada.

As Canada's largest ever infrastructure project, high-speed rail will turbocharge the Canadian economy – boosting GDP by up to $35 billion annually, creating over 51,000 good-paying jobs during ...

After decades of dreaming and hesitation, the federal government finally appears committed to building a high-speed passenger rail line linking Ottawa to Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City and Windsor ...

We fought a hard, high-profile campaign to see our community get some of the federal money for increased passenger rail service. In 2008, I decided to advocate for high-speed rail in this country ...

Later this month, Amtrak is launching its long-awaited NextGen Acela fleet. What do we know about the new trains for the ...

Transpod’s high speed rail could reach speeds up to 1000 km/h, and construction is slated to begin next year. CBC’s Min Dhariwal spoke to TransPod CEO Sebastien Gendron about the project.