Amtrak launched its new Acela fleet in August. At 160 miles per hour, it's the fastest US train. Known as the NextGen Acela, the train has two classes — business and first. I recently traveled in both ...
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 ...
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.