Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

The L0 Series is a magnetic levitation train built in Japan that's the fastest in the world, capable of reaching speeds of up ...

So you like going fast, huh? Well, unfortunately for you, the law says speeding is illegal, and even on a race track, you'll be lucky to see speeds higher than 150 mph unless you're in something ...

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 ...

Currently, the bullet train (Shinkansen) is the fastest way to travel this distance, taking around 2 hours and 30 minutes on ...