A new map reveals the potential for a high-speed rail network in America, promising faster travel and economic growth.

Talented and dedicated engineers spent countless hours designing Japan’s rail system to be one of the world’s most efficient. Could have just asked a slime mold. When presented with oat flakes ...

Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day.

Over the last couple of decades, countries like China, Japan, the UK, and France have made large investments in high-speed rail, and some groups in the US are urging that we do the same.

At JR Hamamatsu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, a Tokaido Shinkansen Line a Japan rail was stopped due to the release of bear repellent spray onboard, causing five passengers to fall ill.

The SCMaglev and Railway Park Museum in Nagoya, Japan, boasts nearly 40 rolling stock displays that allow visitors to experience Japanese locomotive history up close.

Houston rail-transit fans will find bittersweet satisfaction in a new CityLab article. In "What Old Transit Maps Can Teach Us About a City's Future," Kyle Shelton argues that three of the country ...

Do Recent Wildfires Match Up 'Exactly' with California's Proposed High Speed Railway? A conspiracy theory suggests the deliberate burning of populated areas to make way for a high-speed rail system.