Your regular reminder that, in addition to glorious old trainsheds like this one, Italy has HIGH SPEED RAIL, three-freaking-hundred KPH across gorgeous countryside, zipping from Venice to Milan to Turin, all the way to Naples and then Salerno!
#HighSpeedRail #trains #ChunderRoad

Is #PrivateCapital Up to a #Texas-Sized #HighSpeedRail Challenge Now That the Feds Have Pulled Out?

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/is-private-capital-up-to-a-texas-sized-high-speed-rail-challenge-now-that-the-feds-have-pulled-out

A new Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train will cut journey times from ten hours to three.

A new high-speed train route linking Madrid and Lisbon aims to be operational by 2030 - when the two countries will be co-hosting the FIFA World Cup.

The two capitals have not been linked by a direct train since 2020, when Spain's state-owned rail company Renfe discontinued its overnight train-hotel service.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250417-a-new-madrid-lisbon-high-speed-train-will-cut-journey-times-from-ten-hours-to-three?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

HS2 contractor celebrates 500th apprentice milestone http://dlvr.it/TKCgtx #Careers #GeneralInterest #HighSpeedRail #People

HS2 contractor celebrates 500th apprentice milestone http://dlvr.it/TKCgCH #Careers #GeneralInterest #HighSpeedRail #People

DOT saves taxpayers over $60M by terminating Texas high-speed rail contract http://dlvr.it/TK902W #Amtrak #HighSpeedRail #RailNews #Texas

The Houston-to-Dallas bullet train project suffered a significant blow Monday as the federal government announced the abrupt termination of a planning grant for Amtrak -- just seven months after it was awarded.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/14/518800/houston-to-dallas-high-speed-rail-loses-64-million-amtrak-grant-in-cost-cutting-measure-by-feds/

So the US gouvernement cancelled a 60M USD grant to build a high speed train line in Texas. On one hand high speed train projects in the US are so cost inefficient this is not a surprise, on the other “saving taxpayer money” basically means financing yet another tax cut for the 1%.
The US did not manage to build infrastructure in the last 40 years and probably never will. #railway #railroad #infrastructure #usa #highspeedrail

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-agreement-save-taxpayers-over-60

https://youtu.be/fshmc9gHmvQ

Accidentally created a comparison to show just how short TGV cars are compared to ICE.
#modeltrains #nscale #ngauge #highspeedrail

Italy's new high-speed rail looks to lift the south.

Italy's high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lacklustre economy.

The 145km line will connect the cities of Naples on the Mediterranean coast to Bari on the shores of the Adriatic in just two hours, against four at present.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250411-italys-new-high-speed-rail-looks-to-lift-the-south?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Eurostar competition could slash fares from London to mainland Europe.

In the next 15 years, passengers on the Channel Tunnel line could triple, while fares could fall by almost a third.

These are the findings of a new report conducted by consultancy Steer and commissioned by London St Pancras Highspeed, owner of the tracks and station serving the Channel Tunnel.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250410-eurostar-competition-could-slash-fares-from-london-to-mainland-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

UK High-Speed Rail Network to Introduce Up to Five New European Destinations as Passenger Demand Surges http://dlvr.it/TK40B9 #ChannelTunnel #Europe #HighSpeedRail #RailNews

UK High-Speed Rail Network to Introduce Up to Five New European Destinations as Passenger Demand Surges http://dlvr.it/TK3zt5 #ChannelTunnel #Europe #HighSpeedRail #RailNews

Italian rail operator reveals a €1bn investment to tackle Eurostar's monopoly.

Italian railway group Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has revealed plans to launch a high-speed rail service between Paris and London.

Set to be launched by 2029, the service will challenge Eurostar’s long-running monopoly on the route.

The project would be carried out in partnership with Spanish firm Evolyn.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250408-italian-rail-operator-reveals-a-1bn-investment-to-tackle-eurostars-monopoly?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Worried about tariffs on automobiles? High speed trains are made right here.
https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-mobility-establish-americas-first-high-speed-rail-production-facility

Second HS2 tunnel boring machine finishes 5-mile journey beneath London. http://dlvr.it/TJwkY9 #HighSpeedRail #HS2 #IndustryNews #Infrastructure

Second HS2 tunnel boring machine finishes 5-mile journey beneath London. http://dlvr.it/TJwjX4 #HighSpeedRail #HS2 #IndustryNews #Infrastructure

https://www.europesays.com/1965960/ Hundreds of federal buildings, some of them historic, are on the auction block as part of DOGE's effort to privatize everything possible – Fortune #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #HighSpeedRail #privatization #RealEstate #TheWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #U.S.PostalService(USPS)