I have flown a lot, which is a massive understatement. But airports and flying can be a real pain, especially for short-haul flights. In my experience, high-speed rail provides a much better traveller ...

Construction crews work at a tunnel portal along the Salerno–Reggio Calabria high-speed rail corridor. The $1.75-billion Paola–Cosenza section includes 17 km of new tunneling, highlighted by the ...

Experience Italy's high-speed Frecciargento ETR600 train from Rome to Florence! A Pendolino 'tilting trainset' offers a ...

Tens of thousands rallied Saturday in Turin to protest against a high speed train project to the French city of Lyon, fiercely opposed by environmentalists, as a waste of public funds. The scheme ...

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.