After years of delays, a soaring price tag and growing backlash, state officials are increasingly recasting the project.

California is courting global investors to fund and run high-speed rail segments, shifting strategy as costs rise and funding gaps persist.

A silver and red high-speed train on track with a cityscape behind it - 4045/Shutterstock High-speed rail, or train systems that are capable of speeds of at least 186 mph, simply doesn't exist in the ...

The Merced to Madera contract covers major civil work along the segment, including grading, structures construction and ...

If the state insists on continuing the rail boondoggle, which it shouldn’t, private companies may help speed up some ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a similar effect in the 21st century, reindustrializing and reconnecting ...

Track and systems construction is the moment this project truly begins to become a railroad,” said the chair of the rail ...

The fast train network proposed in California draws some inspiration from a handful of international alternative bus systems, but none have come close to hitting 140 mph over prolonged periods of time ...