'Most flying should be replaced': Zoho's Sridhar Vembu pitches Japan-style high-speed rail model for India

The Zoho founder said India's geography made it ideal for large-scale rail connectivity and argued that high-speed trains ...
Lonestar Trip Reports on MSN

South Korea has a new high-speed train - here's how it compares to the old one

Dongdaegu Station is a legitimate transit hub — serving every KTX and SRT high-speed service between Seoul and Busan, plus ...

California High-Speed Rail Authority misses deadline for plan

The California High-Speed Rail Authority missed the May 1 deadline to submit a report to the Legislature about the ...

To keep project on track, CA High-Speed Rail officials mull giving CEO more power

"Given our incredible schedule, which is going to be very hard to make ... I don't want the board to be an obstruction in ...

CA High-Speed Rail plan ‘lacks transparency' on Central Valley station changes, LAO says

A California High-Speed Rail Authority leader the agency has been transparent with Merced and Bakersfield communities about ...
Ottawa Business Journal

‘It’s going to hurt, but let’s make it work’: Businesses support high-speed rail downtown

A high-speed rail station downtown could boost foot traffic and encourage revitalization efforts, business officials say.
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Hyundai Rotem's high-speed train begins commercial operations in Uzbekistan

A domestically produced high-speed train capable of reaching a top speed of 250 km/h began commercial operations carrying ...
The Kingston Whig-Standard

Napanee council rejects both high-speed rail routes, backs ‘nation-building’ approach with alternatives

The council of the Town of Greater Napanee delivered a clear message Tuesday night: it does not support the proposed ...

Student stopped Taiwanese high-speed trains after hacking into radio system

A 23-year-old student used "Software Defined Radio" and handheld radios to stop four high-speed trains with an alarm signal.
The Kingston Whig-Standard

Rural mayors appeal to federal leaders to halt high-speed rail project

“We are not opposed to high-speed rail in principle,” Arie Hoogenboom, mayor of Rideau Lakes Township, said in a news release ...

California’s other transit ‘boondoggle’ laid bare as costs double: ‘I’ll be retiring by then’

The Golden State has more than one transit “boondoggle” to wrestle with. Another blighted project seeking to connect the Bay ...

On board the European high-speed train zooming through Central Asia’s desert

Samarkand to Tashkent on Uzbek Railways’ eight-car high-speed Afrosiyob service. It’s the country’s fastest train, reaching speeds up to 250km/h, with a scheduled time of two hours and 20 minutes. The ...