Then they were told that progress was coming in the form of a bullet train ... route for high-speed rail is a diagonal squiggle, as if someone dropped a length of yarn on the map.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government would not finance California’s high-speed rail project, escalating tensions over the state’s long-delayed infrastructure plan.

The incident came a week after a blackout in Spain and Portugal grounded high-speed train traffic in Spain to a halt, stranding many passengers for several hours.

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after the cable used in the signaling system of the high-speed line between Madrid and Seville was stolen at four ...