High-speed rail advocates say that 2020 may be a turning point for US high-speed rail development, which has long lagged other developed nations. Japan began building high-speed rail in the 1960s ...

The United States does not have a high-speed rail network like those built in China, Japan and Europe. But could decades of hoping finally turn into building one?

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. ... The US High Speed Rail Association, a nonprofit trade association, predicts a network similar to this one could be in place by 2030.

High-speed rail sounds great in concept, and we support a network of rail that links the Texas Triangle. But a much deeper public discussion needs to be held before we commit to turning over ...

The US is not exactly known for its high-speed trains. Trains in China, Europe, and Japan travel at speeds of over 200 miles per hour. In the US, on the other hand, Amtrak's Acela — the country ...