High Speed Rail - VibeWire Magazine

After a Slow Start, High-Speed Rail Might Finally Arrive in America

True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed.

Nearly 100,000 Texans, sometimes called “super-commuters,” travel back and forth between Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth more than once a week.

China unveils the CR450 high-speed train prototype in Beijing on Sunday.

The long-anticipated east coast rail project is set to connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and regional communities in between.

Trains to reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour.

Australia has debated and studied high-speed rail for four decades.

For decades, Australia has toyed with the idea of building a high-speed rail (HSR) line in its densely populated east coast.

Arup and SYSTRA have been at the forefront of high-speed and faster rail development globally for more than 40 years.

China’s railway network transported 887 million passengers over the two month summer season in July and August.

At least half the Newcastle-to-Sydney high-speed rail route will run underground.