The flagship line on Amtrak, the United States rail carrier, the northeast corridor from Boston to Washington, is pretty good, although it is nowhere near as fast as some of the trains in Europe.

France’s TGV network runs over LGV (lignes à grande vitesse) corridors, with the platform famously holding the steel-wheel world speed record at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) from the V150 campaign in 2007 (on ...

In a world where jet travel was dominating, French engineers quietly pioneered high-speed rail technology that would change the future of trains. From the early days of Le Mistral to the world’s ...

If you’re boarding a Rail Europe train this month, whether it’s a sleeper train between major cities, a high-speed TGV, or a Channel crossing on Eurostar, take note that 2025 marks the 200th ...

A high speed railway being built by the Central Japan Railway Company is planned to be the fastest in the world when it opens after 2034.

Forget crowded airports and tiny airplane seats. A big shift is happening across Europe. Once, budget airlines seemed to make train travel an old choice. Now, trains are making a huge comeback. Many ...