No high-speed train will be zooming through parts of Maryland, after the concept was rejected by the federal government. The ...

High-speed rail is hardly a new concept—Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train has been around since 1964. It runs on dedicated tracks designed to minimize sharp curves and level crossings for faster ...

Concept designs for the new Class 895 trains being built for HS2 were on display at last weekend's The Greatest Gathering event at Alstom's works.

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.

HS2 Ltd, the company building the high-speed line between London and Birmingham, has unveiled the interior design of its ...

When passengers will get to experience travelling on the line between remains unclear after it was confirmed it will now be ...

In the coming weeks, the government is expected to unveil plans for a high-speed rail corridor with a dedicated, electrified, grade-separated track and trains travelling upwards of 300 km/h ...

After years of talk about a potential high-speed train that would link Toronto and the province of Quebec, the federal government has, at long last, officially announced the project and further ...

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.

A high speed train between Toronto and Montreal is starting to look more and more likely, a highly anticipated endeavour as Canada is currently the only G7 country without a High Speed Rail (HSR ...

If it does happen, a high-speed rail line could mean a trip between Montreal and Toronto would take less than three hours, far shorter than the current trip on Via Rail or by car — and in some ...