India is planning a new high-speed rail line that will also travel around 200 miles an hour, with help from Japan, where bullet trains go as fast. [Photo: Amtrak] Amtrak is limited by aging train ...

Meanwhile, Japan is building the next generation of high-speed trains, which use magnetic levitation to power passengers past the 300mph mark. Now that really is the future.

Amtrak, with a train pictured here in Chicago, is moving forward on efforts to build a high-speed bullet train in Texas. Amtrak this week issued a Request for Qualifications announcing it's ...

A new bullet train may connect Houston and Dallas, reducing the trip from 3.5 hours to under 90 minutes. Everything's bigger in Texas—and it's about to get faster! Go to the content Go to the footer ...

According to Amtrak, the project would consist of a new high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston that would be able to reach speeds of up to 205 mph. The line would also have a stop in ...

The next generation of Acela trains will be able to hit a top speed of 160 mph on the New Jersey high-speed stretch. Another high-speed option is Florida's Brightline train .

The Shinkansen — Japanese for “new line” — made its impressive debut in October 1964, a few days before the Tokyo Olympics.

India is planning a new high-speed rail line that will also travel around 200 miles an hour, with help from Japan, where bullet trains go as fast. Amtrak is limited by aging train tracks and ...

Amtrak’s sleek, next-generation Acela trains—capable of zipping along at a speedy 180 mph—are finally set to debut early next year, marking a massive leap forward for rail travel in the U.S.