Reininger suggests federal reforms and changes to encourage more private investment.

$17-billion, 230-km HS2 project will extend service from London to Birmingham England.

Robotic arms for tunnel-boring machines, concrete reinforcement made of old wind turbine blades and machine learning to reduce concrete waste are among innovations emerging from the $16.7-billion civil construction program for the U.K.’s London to Birmingham high-speed railroad. Construction began late last year.

First 3-km-long viaduct is complete on planned 350-km, $2.9B project, with financing from China and Hungary

Firm sought compensation for not winning contract to build $1.4B station.

CoMotion panel in NYC discussed high-speed rail, congestion pricing and electric vehicles.

Brightline West, developer of the proposed $8-billion high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas—a project that has been on financial hold since last fall—now says the project is back on track.

With Larsen & Toubro win, country emphasizes work going to domestic firms.

Caltrans enters agreement with private entity XpressWest.