2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (783+ words) The first N700ST train destined for Taiwan’s high-speed network arrived at the port of Kaohsiung on Saturday, 15 August, after being shipped from Japan. The train is the first of 12 sets, each comprising 12 railcars ordered by Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC)…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (365+ words) FRA Rail Awards | Project Pipeline Nearly all of the $597.6 million in this category is tied to Amtrak's Chicago maintenance-facility project, while 10 smaller awards fund development of future rail work. No. 10 — Nebraska: BNSF Railway Corridor Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Safety Study…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (190+ words) Railway Supply » Railway News » California HSR Narrows Depot Site to Fresno or Hanford USA: California’s high-speed rail authority has spent months evaluating 11 possible sites for its Central Valley maintenance depot; it’s now down to two, and the choice will decide…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago   (438+ words) Screenshot of conceptual site layout for proposed California High Speed Rail maintenance facility The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is evaluating sites in Fresno and Kings counties for a major maintenance facility that could eventually employ 1,700 to 2,100 people, according to…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (404+ words) It’s a fair question. Information has spread (word has it) that the California high-speed-rail project will see track being laid sometime this year. When exactly that will be, I can’t say. On the project’s first 119 miles — the only portion of…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1181+ words) Merced, CA (August 16, 2026) — California’s planned high-speed rail line between Merced and Bakersfield has fallen approximately nine months further behind schedule, according to a new state oversight report that also raises concerns about how the revised timeline was presented to lawmakers…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (38+ words) JIJI PRESS 1st New-Type Shinkansen Train Delivered to Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)--A new-type Shinkansen train, manufactured in Japan, has been delivered to Taiwan for the first time....

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (502+ words) Sunday, August 16, 2026 China’s Maglev Train Sets New Speed Record China has achieved another breakthrough in high-speed transportation after an experimental maglev train accelerated to 800 kmph in just five seconds during a recent test. The extraordinary acceleration was recorded at a…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (357+ words) Credit: CA. HSRWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Authority is evaluating two potential locations near Fresno and Hanford for the proposed Central Valley Heavy Maintenance Facility. The new site will support the state’s high-speed rail system while creating jobs and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (216+ words) A new model of a high-speed train based on the Japanese Shinkansen has been delivered to a port in southern Taiwan. The train was unloaded by crane from a ship at the port in Kaohsiung on Saturday. More than 300 people…...