The estimated cost of California’s long‑troubled high‑speed rail project has soared past $120 billion. Politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, have stated that voters initially approved $33 billion ...

With high-speed rail ambitions in California delayed by years and coming in at a higher-than-expected cost, Lou Thompson, who sat on the state's high-speed rail peer review group, said "failure is ...

It's hard to exaggerate the role of the train in the American story or the romance of train travel, those iron horses galloping down tracks of steel. Why, then, has high-speed rail — so common in ...

Since August, train travelers between Washington, D.C., and Boston have been zipping along the country’s busiest rail line at speeds of up to 160 mph, the fastest in America. Headlines proclaimed high ...

High-speed rail, or train systems that are capable of speeds of at least 186 mph, simply doesn't exist in the United States. High-speed rail had its start in Japan in 1964 with the bullet train, and ...

A high-speed pursuit unfolds as police track a fleeing vehicle across busy roads. The situation escalates quickly as the suspect continues to push dangerous speeds. However, the chase ends suddenly ...

The project, first approved by California voters in 2008, continues to face scrutiny over delays, timeline changes and cost overruns California High-Speed Rail Authority California's high-speed rail ...

SEATAC, Wash. — State transportation planners are in early discussions about whether a future high-speed rail line in the Pacific Northwest could directly serve Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ...

TONIGHT. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT WAS PUT ON LEAVE. IAN CHOUDHRY IS NOW UNDER A STATE INVESTIGATION. AFTER WE ...

LATEST Feb. 18, 12:45 p.m. The CEO of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority is on voluntary leave after an arrest earlier this month at his Sacramento-area home, multiple outlets reported. Politico ...