Stephen Mattingly, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explains why high-speed rail projects in much of the country so often go off track. Dr. Stephen Mattingly ...

China’s high-speed rail network continues to expand at a rapid pace, and recently added routes have pushed its total length to over 50,000 kilometers, around 31,000 miles. According to a press release ...

Plans to build California’s new high-speed railway in 2026 have been revealed to Newsweek. California High-Speed Rail Authority officials have shared updates on the project’s goals, milestones, ...

Progress on California's high-speed rail project is advancing, with new images showing infrastructure developments in Central ...

Trump administration pulled $4 billion; California pledged $1B yearly through 2045 Project shifts strategy: buy from manufacturers, obtain private partners, change laws Rail Authority plans to lay ...

California has ended a lawsuit challenging the termination of $4 billion in federal grants for its controversial high-speed rail project, ceding its claim to federal funding that the Trump ...

California sued after the Trump administration cut grants for the long-planned project. The state says it will seek private investors instead. By Francesca Regalado The California High-Speed Rail ...

California dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration after it pulled roughly $4 billion in federal funding for the state’s high-speed rail project. Court records show that California ...

on Dec 12 – after around seven years of construction – one thing was greeted with a collective sigh: the long journey time of nearly 4.5 hours. On paper, it is possible for a train running non-stop ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Reuters) - California has dropped a lawsuit challenging the decision by the administration of President Donald Trump to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the ...

The Trump administration and California appear to have officially severed ties as the state moves forward with the long-delayed high-speed rail without the help of federal funds. On Dec. 23, the ...

A "Fuxing" bullet train is pictured at Yan'an Station of the new Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Dec. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen) With the launch of the Xi ...