(THE CONVERSATION) High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan’s bullet train began operating in 1964. China will have 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) of high-speed track by the end ...

Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says ...

As much time as I've spent on this channel talking about high speed rail in the Northeast Corridor (Acela), bullet trains in ...

Texas’ rail revival may feel improbable in a state built around highways, but the demand is there—even if the service isn’t, Bloomberg writes.  A trip that should take four hours between Dallas and ...

Dallas leaders say they haven't committed to a path for the bullet train — but their delay could cost them crucial federal dollars for the project.

A proposed Dallas-Houston high speed rail line is moving forward without federal involvement, but regional leaders are asking members of Congress to oppose language that would prohibit federal funds ...

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Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, came close to derailing public funding of a proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas but his rider attached to the budget bill was stripped out ...

The future of DART, potential M-Line trolley renovations in Uptown Dallas and a potential Texas high-speed rail line are up ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and leaders in the California Legislature have reached a general agreement to provide long-term funding for the high-speed rail line from the “cap and invest” program. Before state ...

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