Stephen Mattingly, a civil engineering professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, explains in this interview why high ...

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 ...

High-speed rail systems are found all over the globe. Japan's bullet train began operating in 1964. China will have 31,000 ...

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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What are the prospects of a Canada High Speed Railway? High Speed Rail in North America has so far been limited to the Acela ...

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 ...

Texas Central Partners, LLC (Texas Central), a private company that is leading the bullet train project coming to Texas, is developing a new high-speed passenger rail system that will connect Houston ...

High-speed rail is a proven alternative to gridlocked highways and overcrowded airports. CNN has reimagined a faster, more ...

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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 ...