High-speed rail

MADRID -- Spain uses free WiFi on public transportation and in tourist areas to boost economy.

6 | November 7, 2011 3:59am | By Jennifer Riggins

California's high-speed rail system will now cost twice as much to build, take 13 years longer than planned and offer fares for almost double the original estimate. Is America's HSR dream dead?

32 | November 2, 2011 6:53am | By Andrew Nusca

Energy futurist Chris Nelder does the math to determine when we should transition energy to renewables and transportation to rail. The answer: about 40 years ago.

18 | November 2, 2011 5:40am | By Chris Nelder

The MagSurf skateboard let's you pull a Marty McFly, even if it's for a few seconds.

3 | October 26, 2011 6:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Researchers have released a video demonstrating how "quantum levitation," lets objects stay locked in mid-air.

3 | October 20, 2011 6:05am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Energy futurist Chris Nelder argues that we should consider high speed rail and freight rail in the context of full lifecycle costs and total transportation reform.

20 | October 19, 2011 6:00am | By Chris Nelder

Amtrak continues to set ridership records, but budget cuts could threaten that trend.

2 | October 17, 2011 7:05pm | By Jenny Wilson

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

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

In his inaugural column, resident energy futurist Chris Nelder outlines why the United States' infrastructure spending plans are a rounding error to what's actually necessary.

18 | October 3, 2011 6:42am | By Chris Nelder

With a rapidly urbanizing global population, megacities are an undeniable part of our future. How will we manage them? Industry thought leaders react at the Clinton Global Initiative.

September 20, 2011 7:59pm | By Andrew Nusca

GE Energy has landed $3 billion in deals focused on everything from natural gas to wind turbines to water treatment.

2 | September 20, 2011 7:32am | By Larry Dignan

Could improving local public transportation help communities struggling with economic recovery?

12 | September 6, 2011 4:58am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

GE CEO Jeff Immelt has been on the job for a decade and there have been many cleantech bets along the way.

3 | September 5, 2011 7:05pm | By Larry Dignan

What's the German national railway to do without nuclear power? Look to the water, wind, and sun.

1 | August 24, 2011 4:15am | By Melissa Mahony

The U.S. DOT announces its second large-scale investment in railway infrastructure this month, looking to improve the nation's busiest rail line, the Northeast Corridor.

3 | August 23, 2011 4:00am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

Monocle magazine evaluates today's transportation situation and imagines another for tomorrow. On tap: future car design, improved stations, electric bikes, denser parking and high-speed rail realism.

2 | August 17, 2011 4:26am | By Andrew Nusca

The U.S. DOT has released a combined $782 million to several states to develop American-made rail systems and create manufacturing jobs.

8 | August 12, 2011 4:00am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

A record-breaking motorcycle that is 72 feet long comes up short when it comes to practicality.

5 | August 9, 2011 6:17am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

A bipartisan coalition advocates a long-term infrastructure plan that would invest $200 billion per year for next decade and supports an alternative funding model to foot the bill.

2 | August 8, 2011 11:49am | By Heather Clancy

Why can't Americans come together over infrastructure policy? And why must the car dominate discussion? It's part of our aversion to social planning, Russell Shorto writes.

3 | August 8, 2011 8:01am | By Andrew Nusca