Behind more than 70 million high-speed rail services a year lies a web of safety systems. At nearly 200 mph, even a single failure can have dramatic consequences.

At least 39 people died in Spain after a train derailed and collided with an oncoming one in the worst railway accident in the country since 2013.

A senior official says authorities estimate that more than 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain ...

MEXICO CITY — The train involved in a fatal derailment in Mexico on Dec. 28 was traveling at excessive speed, the federal ...

City tightens restrictions on proposed bullet train, while backing federal study grant as Congress withdraws funding.

Bullet trains have become synonymous with speed, efficiency, and technological prowess. As countries like Japan and China push the boundaries of rail travel, the race for the fastest bullet train is ...