The Nose Has It: Japan Debuts Next-Generation Bullet Train, Top Speed 224 Mph

A Hello Kitty themed bullet train will travel between the Japanese cities of Osaka and Fukuoka for three months. Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story......»»

Seven years after awarding a low-bid high-speed rail contract to a Spanish firm, California is paying.....»»

Skanska has signed a contract with Amtrak to rehabilitate and restore maintenance facilities for the Next Generation Acela 21 high-speed rail s.....»»

Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn began his astonishing escape from Japan with a bullet train ride from Tokyo to Osaka, possibly accompanied by several people, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported Monday......»»

Japanese authorities also said on Monday they may still press for Ghosn’s extradition from Lebanon to face multiple charges of financial wrongdoing, even though the country does not normally extradite its nationals......»»

Brian Kelly, back to work after a six-month medical leave, is trying to pull California's high-speed rail project back from the brink of extinction......»»

While California's bullet train has hit multiple obstacles, the project is still boosting the bottom line of several local companies......»»

Shutterstock China has the largest high-speed railway in the world, with 15,500 miles of track and most major cities covered by the network. I recently took China's fastest "G".....»»

NHSRCL set to invite tenders by end of this month.....»»

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Shutterstock On a recent trip through Asia and Europe, I had the opportunity to ride bullet trains in China, Korea, and Russia. Last year, on a trip to Tokyo to launch Business Insider Japan, I rode a bullet train from Tokyo .....»»

A new high-speed rail station promises more-rapid journeys between the financial hub and mainland China, but brings Beijing’s legal reach into Hong Kong for the first time......»»

If you don’t think of North Texas as being on the cutting edge of transportation, consider this: HIGH-SPEED RAIL The 200 mph Texas Bullet Train between Dallas and Houston is set to be the first project of its type in the nation. The project in.....»»

In Democrat Gavin Newsom’s comfortable victory, California’s bullet train project likely dodged another fatal projectile......»»

State auditor: “This report concludes that the (California High-Speed Rail) Authority’s flawed decision .....»»

The strip of land between Riverfront Boulevard and Austin Street, just south of downtown Dallas, doesn't look like much now: A grassy lot, lined by railroad tracks on one side and a few businesses and the Trinity River along the other. But it's ea.....»»

A UCLA study says that bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka helped reduce housing prices. Would that work for San Francisco and Los Angeles?.....»»

Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement Tuesday that he is drastically scaling back the vision for California's high-speed bullet train to focus on the Central Valley throws San Jose's future as a connection for the project into limbo. Newsom on Tuesday.....»»

A $12 billion passenger bullet train l.....»»

The Chinese government is tightening the noose on debt defaulters, imposing stringent penalties that include restrictions on high-speed rail travel and luxury accommodations. This move is part of a broader crackdown on unpaid bills. read more.....»»