Ever since the 2008 high-speed rail ballot initiative passed, the California High Speed Rail Authority has claimed that there is private sector interest in building the state’s high-speed rail line.

California high-speed rail officials on June 1 advanced plans to partner with a global group of private investors and contractors, while also approving a multibillion-dollar construction contract that ...

Rail board awarded a contract of up to $3.5 billion for Valley track construction. Work on first 22 miles is set to begin by Nov. 30. Work begins near Shafter and moves north to Fresno. After more ...

The good news is, after generations of crisis and struggle, the Seattle area finally has a pretty good light rail transit system up and running. I say this because transit advocates held a satirical ...

New York’s Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades. Subscribe to read ...

NEW YORK (AP) — North America's largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike. The Long Island Rail Road that ...

While high-speed rail has long captured the imagination of road-weary California travelers, Caltrans is exploring the feasibility of a different mode of expedited travel: high-speed buses. Caltrans ...

New cost estimates are in for California’s high-speed rail project, and the price tag has gone up again. The massive rail system is designed to one day connect Los Angeles and San Francisco, with ...

Gas prices are skyrocketing due to the war in Iran. At the same time, public transportation ridership has seen a significant increase in the Los Angeles and San Francisco regions. When gas prices soar ...

With high-speed rail ambitions in California delayed by years and coming in at a higher-than-expected cost, Lou Thompson, who sat on the state's high-speed rail peer review group, said "failure is ...

Since August, train travelers between Washington, D.C., and Boston have been zipping along the country’s busiest rail line at speeds of up to 160 mph, the fastest in America. Headlines proclaimed high ...