By comparison, passenger rail spending ... and the United States already has a robust highway system and a culture of commuting by car. Meanwhile, China, Japan, and many west European countries ...

High-speed rail has been touted as one of the top priorities by many politicians in the U.S., but despite almost two decades ...

US public transportation is notoriously underdeveloped compared to most other wealthy countries. In fact, according to a recent study, the New York City subway is the only US rail system that ...

Members of Dallas City Council recently returned from a week-long trip to Japan, to learn from the country's rail experts on how the state can develop a high-speed rail system of its own.

TOKYO/WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - The governments of the United States and Japan signalled support for a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U.S. using Japanese bullet trains after ...