The US's railroad network is made up of around 140,000 miles of track, but many of our trains are slow and outdated. Over the last couple of decades, countries like China, Japan, the UK ...

Trains revolutionized transportation in the US. People were no longer dependent on horse-drawn carriages and natural waterways to move across the country. The rapid spread of railroads made the ...

Maps produced by the U.S. High Speed Rail Association (USHSR) show how a new 17,000-mile-long high-speed rail network could ...

A new study looks at adding 15 additional long-distance routes to Amtrak, which would expand access to 39 million Americans.

Spencer, AmeriStarRail's chief operating officer, told Newsweek the plan will "grow ridership and market share" while providing coach passengers equitable access to high-speed rail. Unlike Amtrak ...