High-speed rail

At the EcoFocus event in New York City, SmartPlanet editor Andrew Nusca talks with Hewlett Packard about greenwashing, corporate sustainability and the case for high-speed rail.

May 19, 2010 1:51pm | By Andrew Nusca

Japan seeks to export its expertise in high-speed rail to the United States, according to a new report.

1 | May 12, 2010 8:47am | By Andrew Nusca

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano said transportation systems need more collaboration between major players and governments, standards and better network designs. Can systems go traveler-centric?

May 5, 2010 10:00am | By Larry Dignan

California will need six or more transmission lines and multiple technology architecture and system upgrades to meet its the state's clean air and water standards, according to a report.

March 26, 2010 6:51am | By Larry Dignan

Smart Planet speaks with Kevin Riddett, president and CEO of Invensys Rail, on prospects for high-speed rail systems in the U.S.

2 | March 22, 2010 2:52am | By Larry Dignan

Spain's new 325-mile high-speed rail line from Barcelona to Madrid transforms a six-hour car ride to a 2 hour, 38 minute commute. What's their secret?

3 | March 19, 2010 4:21am | By Andrew Nusca

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

More than 140 years ago, promises of passengers quietly whisked between stations on pressurized air.

5 | March 15, 2010 10:22am | By Joe McKendrick

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

Funding fuels projects to whisk passengers from San Francisco to Anahiem, Orlando to Tampa, Chicago to St. Louis, and Minneapolis to Chicago.

7 | January 28, 2010 8:27am | By Joe McKendrick

Five regional planning agencies form the Western High Speed Rail Alliance, seek to connect Denver, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix into high-speed rail grid

December 15, 2009 2:33pm | By Joe McKendrick

Florida will become the launch pad for high-speed rail innovation, just as it was for space travel.

8 | December 11, 2009 7:49am | By Joe McKendrick

Interest in high-speed rail in the United States is at an all-time high. But do we have the resources to pull it off?

6 | November 23, 2009 9:26am | By Joe McKendrick

Forty-one of Amtrak’s 44 routes lost money in 2008 and on average the railroad lost $32 per passenger, according to a new report.

33 | October 27, 2009 3:53am | By Larry Dignan

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

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

There is plenty of demand for high-speed rail in major population corridors. What is lacking is a willingness to share risks, an unwillingness born of politics.

11 | August 25, 2009 9:15am | By Dana Blankenhorn

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

I'm not mad enough to write a song "DeWALT doesn't know where my drill is" and post it on Youtube like Dave Carroll did when United broke his guitar. by John Dodge

1 | August 5, 2009 12:57pm | By John Dodge

I am an unabashed and thoroughly-committed supporter of high-speed intercity rail as well as a beefed-up budget for Amtrak. Anyone whose taken the Intercity Express trains in Germany, the French...

3 | August 5, 2009 11:11am | By John Dodge

Is the Obama administration's proposed high-speed rail project a much-needed infrastructure project or an optimistic waste of financial resources? According to Harvard economics professor Edward...

27 | August 4, 2009 6:10am | By Andrew Nusca