A forgotten 1800s railroad helped pave the way for the country's first superhighway, marking the dawn of high-speed American ...

We were not far out of Philadelphia when it properly dawned on me that I was experiencing something that until very recently ...

The interstate highway system transformed the U.S. economy and American life in the 20th century. High-speed rail can have a ...

Gavin Newsom and leaders in the California Legislature have generally agreed to provide long-term funding for a high-speed ...

At a time of unprecedented division, an high-speed rail system can reconnect the country, revitalizing rural communities with good jobs and easy access to major job centers, sporting events and ...

The Union Pacific Railroad announced last week in a press release that it has reached an $85 billion agreement to acquire rival Norfolk Southern, creating what will be the first coast-to-coast freight ...

U.S. passenger rail—including Amtrak, regional commuter lines, and urban transit systems—facilitates roughly 4.5 billion ...

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1 ...

Two of the largest US railroads, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, announced on Tuesday a plan to combine in a $72 billion deal that would create America’s first transcontinental freight railroad.

The Los Angeles to Salt Lake line set the foundation for Las Vegas to connect to the country’s major rail hub of Chicago and to the rest of America.

The best vantage point to see America in all her breathtaking glory is through the panoramic windows of a train. But which journey to choose? US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill reveals the rail journeys ...