Japan’s Shinkansen is widely regarded as the gold standard of high-speed rail, but its success was decades in the making. We trace how postwar necessity, political will, and meticulous engineering ...

"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and itineraries, but footage of a bullet train in action is entirely different.

Please, someone, bring high-speed rail to the States so we can have cats run our stations. Imagine how much better our lives ...

Riding Japan’s famous Bullet Train was an experience that truly lived up to the hype. This journey took us from Osaka to ...

At 603 km/h, the new maglev train sets a record and changes how distance is experienced. The remarkable part is not just that ...

Two bullet trains on the track at station - Ngchiyui/Getty Images There are plenty of mistakes people make while traveling by train. Pick the cheapest ride, and you'll probably be stuck on a train ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It begins as a gentle rumble as you see motion out of the window: that slight lurching forward. With a steady gait ...