In the quest for speed and efficiency, both bullet trains and planes offer compelling advantages for travelers. While planes have long been the symbol of swift transport over long distances, bullet ...

Japan is pushing the limits of rail travel as it begins testing the fastest-ever shinkansen bullet train, capable of speeds of as much as 400 kilometers (249 miles) per hour. Called the Alfa-X, the ...

A high-speed train at the station platform - Kiraly/Shutterstock High-speed rail is generally considered to be the future of sustainable travel. High-speed trains are safe, comfortable, and convenient ...

India’s first swadeshi bullet train, set for 2027 rollout, marks a shift to homegrown high-speed rail, promising faster ...

In this China highspeed train video, I take the bullet train from Hong Kong to Shenzhen — one of the fastest and easiest ...

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor has given Indian engineers the experience of laying bullet train systems. The indigenous B-28 ...

In the first week of June, I took a high-speed train between Osaka and Tokyo, Japan's two largest cities. It was seamless, fast and efficient, and part of the allure of visiting a land where tradition ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains ...

Rep. Seth Moulton’s breezy cheerleading for California’s high-speed rail project in “America Should Travel Fast” (Letters, July 28) offers no persuasive reasons to persist in spending billions of ...