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Efforts to build high-speed rail could slow down under Trump

The future of federal funding for long-planned projects to bring high-speed rail to the United States is in flux. President Donald Trump said last week that the federal government “won’t pay” ...
Houston Public Media

High-speed rail efforts in Texas have gained momentum. State lawmakers and Trump may change that

The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed train used by Central Japan Railway Company in Japan. The same type of train would be used for a proposed high-speed railway between Houston and Dallas.

China's high-speed rail network surpasses rest of world combined

According to local reports, China’s high-speed railway network surpassed the 50,000-kilometer mark thanks to the launch of the Xi’an-Yan’an link on Friday. The new 299-kilometer (185-mile) line is ...
Trains

Canadian high-speed operation envisions up to 72 trains daily

Internal documents of the company developing Canada’s planned high-speed rail route say the planned line between Toronto and ...

What next for the high-speed rail from KL to Singapore?

Explore the future of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail, analyzing its necessity amid current ETS train limitations ...

China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark

China's sprawling high-speed rail network passed 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) in total operating distance with the ...

Vietnam's Vingroup to withdraw bid for $67-bln North-South high-speed railway

Vietnam's largest conglomerate, Vingroup , said on Thursday it would withdraw its investment proposal for the nation's $67-billion North–South high-speed railway project to concentrate on its other ...