China has successfully tested the world’s fastest high-speed train, which reaches a top speed of 453 kilometers (281 miles) per hour. The train is expected to begin commercial operations as early as ...

The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP The US is still trying to join the high-speed rail club. On Thursday, it made its latest bid: Amtrak launched a new line ...

At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur. A mile disappears every 20 seconds. An entire town can blink by in the time it takes to remember its name. High-speed trains are, as the name ...