High-speed rail

In a recent review of Amtrak's business model, the firm says it will improve its business model and that "high-speed rail will be coming."

2 | November 29, 2012 8:48am | By Charlie Osborne

Foreign cleantech firms should look to the United States wind power market for growth, says Ingeteam CEO Aitor Sotes.

September 15, 2010 3:00am | By Andrew Nusca

BEIJING -- China is already producing world leading innovation, you just have to look for it in some unexpected places, researchers say.

3 | February 13, 2012 5:26am | By Tom Hancock

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about high-speed rail.

8 | February 18, 2013 1:29am | By Charlie Osborne

European Union report cites increased 'social cohesion' as a result of high-speed rail links. But North America is laid out differently.

25 | March 10, 2010 8:00am | By Joe McKendrick

What should transportation look like in the 21st century? Multi-modal, sustainable, IT-enhanced and door-to-door, according to experts at The Economist's Intelligent Infrastructure conference.

8 | February 21, 2011 9:15am | By Andrew Nusca

Rail travel between Paris and Amsterdam just got sunnier. Through a tunnel and an ancient forest in Belgium, solar-powered trains are beaming with light.

4 | June 7, 2011 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

The Ford Ecoboost may be the company's smallest engine, but it packs performance muscle to go with top-of-the-line fuel economy and lower emissions.

5 | June 9, 2011 11:02pm | By Tuan C. Nguyen

China's CRH308A "Harmony" bullet train broke 302 miles per hour -- the speed of a cruising private jet -- on the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, according to a Xinhua report.

25 | December 8, 2010 9:53am | By Andrew Nusca

Amtrak trains carried a record 31.2 million people last year.

21 | October 10, 2012 5:49am | By Tyler Falk

Faster passenger rail comes to the Midwestern United States.

13 | November 26, 2012 9:57am | By Tyler Falk

I want electric cars to succeed. If fossil fuels are dirty and running out, and hydrogen power remains a pipe dream, electric is the way to go. But I'm not convinced that more cars solve the...

10 | August 11, 2009 9:56am | By Andrew Nusca

Floating a modest proposal that will make unlimited room for cramped airports.

13 | October 26, 2009 6:00am | By Joe McKendrick

Forget the space race; the new arms race is over high-speed trains. China plans to build a high-speed rail network that connects Beijing to Vietnam, India, Europe and Russia.

10 | March 18, 2010 4:00am | By Andrew Nusca

The Aladdin-inspired hovering aircraft uses ripple power to generate propulsion.

4 | October 3, 2011 6:59am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

According to a new report, high-speed rail will improve job creation, market access, connectivity, travel time savings and business sales. Here's how.

20 | June 14, 2010 8:08am | By Andrew Nusca

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2 | February 15, 2011 10:07am | By Andrew Nusca

High-speed rail in the Midwest to closer to becoming a reality.

3 | August 14, 2012 8:17am | By Tyler Falk

Starting next year, those in possession of a Eurail pass will be able to visit Turkey at no extra cost.

October 27, 2012 11:29am | By Sarah Korones

Beating China's current record, Japan's Central Japan Railway Company announced that it plans to build a new train between Tokyo and Nagoya, that will go 310 miles per hour.

18 | February 17, 2011 8:01am | By Ami Cholia