high speed rail
A Computer Model Is Causing Years of Delays for Amtrak's New High-Speed Trains, Scathing Audit Finds
The flagship Acela fleet may have to cut service because Amtrak is running out of spare parts and using unsupported software on critical components while the new fleet is nowhere close to entering service.
Study Finds High-Speed Rail Increases Happiness
The study found Chinese people were two percent happier on average living near high-speed rail, but I’d be one million percent happier if we just had one in the United States.
Amtrak Spent 11 Years and $450 Million to Save Acela Riders 100 Seconds
Meanwhile, France built a brand new 210-mile high speed rail line with a max speed of 200 mph in six years.
The U.S. Is Not Ready for High Speed Rail
The U.S. already has 140,000 miles of perfectly good regular train tracks. Let’s start with what we have.
High-Speed Rail Is One of Canada’s Biggest Failures
You can blame both Prime Minister Trudeaus for this one.
These Futuristic Elevated Buses Can’t Arrive Soon Enough
In the future, buses will zoom right over cars.
Not So Fast: ETA for California's $68 Billion Bullet Train Project Uncertain as Costs Rise
California's high-speed rail project has taken heat from state legislators and members of Congress for its ballooning price tag, which is more than double the estimated cost when voters approved funding back in 2008.
China Wants in on High-Speed Rails in the US, Starting with Los Angeles
A private company and a consortium of Chinese rail firms are planning a 185 mile track connecting greater Los Angeles to Vegas.
A Recent History of the American War on Passenger Rail Transportation
From Colorado to New Jersey to Baltimore, seven urgently-needed transit projects killed or maimed by Republican governors.
Why Can’t Australia Get a Melbourne-Sydney Bullet Train?
Australia has been discussing an east coast bullet train for 20 years. Why is the project still no closer to reality?
California Just Broke Ground on a 1980s-Era High-Speed Rail Network
The San Francisco-Los Angeles route is projected to be completed in 2029 and will transport passengers at 200 miles per hour.
Can Tech Bubbles Rewire Our Thoughts About Public Spending?
Maybe a functional high-speed rail network really is just a few SnapChats and Ubers away.