The new Amtrak Acela fleet will run at a top speed of 160 mph.SAUL LOEB / AFP Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph ...

Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail journeys a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single ...

At 603 km/h, the new maglev train sets a record and changes how distance is experienced. The remarkable part is not just that ...

While it's not yet operational, China has been testing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train, the CR450 and successfully clocked speeds exceeding 620 miles per hour. For a bit of context, your average ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore began his first international trade and investment trip by visiting Ogatayama, Japan and taking a test ride on the world's fastest train. On Saturday morning, Japanese and ...

The Shanghai Maglev, also called the Shanghai Transrapid, is the fastest passenger train in operation today. Using electromagnetic levitation, it floats above the track, eliminating friction and ...

The construction of what is intended to be the world’s fastest train, the Chuo Shinkansen Maglev, which is intended to link Tokyo to Nagoya, with a potential future extension to Osaka, is currently ...

Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it's the fastest US train. Known as the NextGen Acela, the train has two classes — business and first. I recently traveled in both ...

Amtrak launched a new, faster line of Acela trains on August 28. The NextGen Acela trains can reach a top speed of 160 mph, surpassing the previous fleet by 10 mph. In China, the Fuxing Hao trains ...