High-speed rail could transform U.S. travel by reducing congestion, cutting emissions, and boosting tourism and economic growth. Since August, train travelers between Washington, D.C., and Boston have ...
Amtrak’s new NextGen Acela trains now reach speeds of up to 160 mph on the Northeast Corridor, the fastest in the U.S., but experts say they fall short of true high-speed rail standards due to ...
At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur. A mile disappears every 20 seconds. An entire town can blink by in the time it takes to remember its name. High-speed trains are, as the name ...