Articles tagged “high-speed rail”

While the U.S. government battles over the costs and necessity of Amtrak, Europe is moving on to affordable high-speed train travel making our network look antiquated and overpriced.

The additional seats and few frills will be familiar to passengers who spend time of budget airlines, but the speed and ease of high-speed rail will feel like a luxury.

As much as a transcontinental railroad might spur business travel and job creation in the U.S., the reality is that tracks will be laid in California and the Northeast long before the Midwest.

In addition to seeing high-speed rail as a way to cut down on short-haul plane routes and connect cities in a more intelligent way, China also sees its rail networks as a way to stimulate economic growth both through construction and the connections the lines make.

It’ll take a major investment from the government over many years before Amtrak’s CEO achieves his dreams of high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor.

What overseas financier in his or her right mind would make a major infrastructure investment in a country that's demonstrated it cares nothing for the rule of law and will yank away ownership at the drop of Putin's hat?

The rail line is a godsend for travelers who'd otherwise spend hours on a gridlocked road to Agra. Cab drivers aren't so happy.

Since current options for travel between the north and south of England are so slow, a new high-speed line would greatly reduce air traffic between the two regions.

These new trains have no wheels. That's understandable for a maglev machine, but is rather mind-blowing to anyone forced to endure the Northeast Corridor in the U.S.

A well-run, affordable rail system is a sign of a highly organized society that focuses on the growth of a nation as a whole instead of the random success of a few.