Stephen Mattingly, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explains why high-speed rail projects in much of the country so often go off track. Dr. Stephen Mattingly ...

The rail authority seeks faster court processes for eminent domain disputes. SB 445 aims to streamline permitting and utility relocation for rail progress. Construction delays stem largely from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California High-Speed Rail’s railhead facility in Kern County on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.

Adina Levin took Caltrain to San Francisco from her home in Menlo Park one night last month. A 40-minute ride on a train ...

Maglev bullet trains promise a future where steel wheels and clattering rails give way to smooth, floating speed. Yet the reality on today’s tracks is more nuanced, with some systems gliding entirely ...

Transport minister Catherine King will pledge $230m for planning work for the first phase of a bullet train on Australia’s east coast ...

Infrastructure minister says the Newcastle-Sydney project will build on decades of work and planning – but experts ‘won’t be cutting any cakes until there’s shovels in the ground’ ...

The federal government will spend A$230 million towards a high-speed rail line between Newcastle and Sydney, promising the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California High-Speed Rail’s railhead facility in Kern County on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICE Gov. Gavin Newsom left home in Marin to visit the San ...