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 ...
When California voters in 2008 approved $9.95 billion in bonds to create the start of the state’s High Speed Rail system, they were offered a list of promises — few of which have come to pass. One was ...
Russia’s Pantsir combines rapid-fire guns and surface-to-air missiles on a mobile platform capable of engaging drones, aircraft and multiple threats at once, forming a key part of Moscow’s layered air ...
A consortium including Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and AtkinsRealis Group Inc. is set to start building a high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City in about four to five years ...
(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — California’s High-Speed Rail just moved one step closer to reality. The board behind the effort is launching the bidding process to lay the first tracks in the Central ...
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has released the latest environmental report for its 30-mile segment connection Los Angeles to Anaheim, the last portion of the vast state-spanning system that ...
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. China is using scale and regulatory agility to race ahead in key industries. The West risks falling behind. Listen to what ...
Air travel for Americans is often fraught with problems. Rarely a week passes without significant delays or cancellations, as weather, technical failures, and major logistical disruptions — such as ...
The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...
Rail authority to open pre-qualification for private financiers; board votes Nov. 20 State’s $20B guarantee from Cap-and-Invest underpins deals; CEO to seek more Private investors to fund segments up ...
Siemens Mobility has revealed the Velaro high-speed train to Egyptian government officials and the public for the first time. On the same day, a regional train, called the Desiro High-Capacity (HC), ...
Ten years into a dream to connect Vancouver, B.C., Seattle and Portland via a high-speed rail line, stakeholders and backers of the mega-project said Wednesday that they’re still very much onboard — ...