Japan experiences more earthquakes than any country. But its transit system remains remarkably safe. The bullet train, for example, has never seen a death or serious injury due to an earthquake or ...

Her white-gloved, waistcoated uniform impeccable, 22-year-old Hazuki Okuno boards a bullet train replica to rehearse the strict protocols behind the smooth operation of a Japanese institution ...

A 42-year-old man who came from ... Only two Kodama bullet trains, which stop at every station, ran those routes in both directions each hour. Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said that ...

Japan's famous bullet train used to make a loud BOOM sound when it travelled through tunnels. But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired ...

A 22-year-old graduate student said he's grateful for all the work the trains have done to keep Japan's bullet train network safe. "It's a pity because my son loves them," a mother of a 5-year-old ...

Japan is difficult territory for high speed trains. The mountainous countryside ... not to mention plain old snow. The Texas Central railway is probably the most likely of America's many mooted ...