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High-speed rail — environmentally friendly and popular worldwide — has a hard time in the U.S.
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The Biden administration’s pouring billions into it, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to the total cost.
Eurostar rail service, hit by pandemic, appeals for help from U.K.
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The company has called on the U.K. to join in a bailout, even though it sold its stake in Eurostar in 2015.
Is Britain’s fast train project worth the investment?
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Rocketing cost projections are scaring off some observers.
The U.S. has tried to build high-speed rail for 50 years
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Today, a train ride from LA to San Francisco takes 12 hours. In 1937, it took 10.
U.S. high-speed rail: Express to … where?
An advocacy group pushing high-speed rail in the U.S. begins its annual meeting.
Britain’s government wants fast trains; some say they’re not worth it
Britain's government wants to spend billions on a high-speed rail system. HS2 — as it's called — could cut some journey times in half but critics say it would harm the countryside and trains are yesterday's technology.
California’s high-speed rail meets opposition over eminent domain
Residents of California's Central Valley are trying to stop a high-speed rail system that would connect San Francisco to Los Angeles from cutting through their land.
China opens game-changing bullet train
The world's longest high speed rail link opens in China.
California Gov. Jerry Brown advocates for high-speed rail
The governor of the cash-strapped state recently signed a $8 million transportation bill. Watchers say it'll be a way for him to leave a lasting legacy.
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