A passenger train is considered high-speed if it travels at least 124 mph on upgraded tracks or 155 mph on new tracks. More than 20 countries currently have high-speed rail networks, and many other countries in Asia, such as South Korea, China, and Japan, are considered leaders in the industry.

The railroad's new CEO thinks he can get the project back on track. The stars will need to align this summer. This piece was originally published on The Urban Condition. These are dark days for California High-Speed Rail.

The high-speed rail project between Lorca and Almería faces further delays as the sleeper supply contract is extended to 2028,

Gov. Newsom wants to tap at least $2.5 billion from California's climate fund to pay for firefighting crews and high-speed rail.

California’s High Speed Rail project may soon face a bigger price tag and a $10.2 billion budget gap, even larger than what lawmakers expected two months ago, as project leaders look to complete the first segment between Bakersfield and Merced.

The High Speed Rail project is behind schedule and over budget and now officials say the estimated cost has increased. "This project as proposed is not going to be built, and now we're spending billions and billions of dollars that we don't have,