In 1964, Japan launched the Shinkansen, a high-speed train that seemed impossible at the time. This episode covers how ...

Traveling from Osaka to Hiroshima on Japan’s high speed train network feels less like transportation and more like stepping ...

"High-speed rail" is admittedly one of those dry-sounding infrastructure phrases that conjures thoughts of schedules and ...

The high-speed rail would take passengers from downtown Dallas to northwest Houston, with a stop near College Station, in 90 minutes. WFAA reporter Jason Whitely and photojournalist Taylor Lumsden ...

The Maglev train, developed by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in collaboration with the Railway Technical Research Institute, is reportedly a part of the ambitious Chūō Shinkansen project.

Much like an airliner's de-icing protocols, the water jets hosing down bullet trains are intended to promote safety in snowy ...

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 ...

Japan’s high-speed bullet train services were halted on its busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka after a snake became tangled in the overhead wires, causing a power outage. The incident occurred ...

On top of its lineage to The Bullet Train, Higuchi’s film will have extra special resonance for Japanese audiences, as well as anyone who has visited Japan, with the central importance the Shinkansen ...