The origins of high-speed rail trace back to Japan's 'Shinkansen,' which opened ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. At the time ...

Rationality check: If the TGV has been the fastest train in the world for so long, how can it be "too heavy"?!? But also as a counterpoint, the TGV's track is much simpler and cost efficient than the ...

There are high speed railroads running people carrying people over 300 km / h in the world, but considering from the total extension of the whole railway network, a small amount of high speed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sixty years ago, early in the morning of October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl ...

Early on October 1, 1964, a sleek blue and white train slid effortlessly across the urban sprawl of Tokyo, its elevated tracks carrying it south toward the city of Osaka and a place in the history ...