South Africa debuted Africa's first high speed rail in time for 2010 FIFA World Cup™ crowds and more news from around the world.

• South Africa's high speed rail takes passengers from the airport to Johannesburg at 100 miles-per-hour
• Transportation for America advocacy group seeks more high speed rail funding
• N.C., Va., and the Federal Railroad Administration seeks comments on corridor from Richmond to Raleigh
• A Southeast High Speed Rail Coalition has been formed to accelerate high speed rail