Welcome to The Brink. I’m Harry Suhartono in Singapore, where I looked at the new Indonesian sovereign wealth fund and the challenges posed by the restructuring of the country’s high-speed rail debt.

China's fast-evolving high-speed rail technology is not only reshaping domestic mobility, but also playing an increasingly ...

As a frequent rider on Amtrak’s Acela, which connects the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston, I’m happy to announce that high-speed rail travel between Boston and ...

The newly debuted NextGen Acela trains will run with a top speed of 160 mph, out-speeding the previous Acela fleet by 10 mph.

Siemens Mobility ran the first test of a train set for Egypt's upgraded rail system last month on a segment of newly built track west of Cairo. While not the fastest train in the planned rail network, ...

High-speed rail, or train systems that are capable of speeds of at least 186 mph, simply doesn't exist in the United States. High-speed rail had its start in Japan in 1964 with the bullet train, and ...

In February 2025, the Canadian government announced Alto, a high-speed rail line that will eventually connect Toronto to Québec City. In November, the government said it would introduce new ...