If Australia beats Obama to a high-speed rail system, that's just going to be embarrassing. But they are discussing it down under, and Australian design firm Hassell took the initiative to draw up an idea of what the trains themselves ...READ»
Some people are starting to realize that maybe high-speed trains aren't the next great thing in transportation. We can thank China for the reality check.READ»
The nation's commitment to clean energy grabs most of the headlines, but China is also pioneering a massive high speed rail system that will help connect what will soon be some of the biggest cities in history.READ»
Technology is expensive, and often lives and dies by government funding. Here is a slideshow to help us remember the departed and the declining, the often exciting, occasionally absurd, and always expensive technologies that have lost ...READ»
Everyone in the U.S. is hot for high-speed rail nowadays. But does it make sense in any old city? In short, no. As the map here demonstrates, HSR has the most promise in big metropolitan areas, particularly along the northeast ...READ»
It seems obvious: flying short distances is less efficient than taking the train. We never expected an airline executive to admit as much, but JetBlue Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster surprised us all at the recent "Airports: ...READ»
The Obama Administration's $8 billion plan to bring high-speed rail to the U.S. is ambitious, to say the least. And with so much cash riding on its success, it better have some redeeming merits. One possible benefit: a reduced ...READ»
Santiago Calatrava's stunning Liège-Guillemins TGV station opened last month in Belgium. As energy and oil uncertainty and high carbon emissions make train travel more appealing, high-speed railways are being planned from Southern California to Saudi Arabia. Here are eight more high-speed rail stations coming soon.READ»
Bullet train companies have probably been salivating ever since Obama allocated $8 billion for high speed rail in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So it comes as no surprise to learn that Central Japan Railway Co. ...READ»
Urban planners know a secret that you probably don't: The world's most advanced bus system is in Bogota, of all places. The city' ex-mayor, who created the system, is frequently asked to explain Bogota's bus system to city ...READ»
Oil prices may not be rising quite as dramatically as they were a year ago, but mass transportation--and more specifically, high-speed rail--is still growing in scope and importance. According to the International Monetary Fund ...READ»
