The CEO of Amtrak Thinks Americans Are Ready for Trains Again
55 years ago

The CEO of Amtrak Thinks Americans Are Ready for Trains Again

Slate  

William J. Flynn took over as CEO of Amtrak at the worst possible time. But in terms of underlying core infrastructure, we’ve got several bridges that are over 100 years old, we need essentially new tunnels, and that urgency is not going away. The latest estimates that I saw was that the new tunnel would cost $11.1 billion, which is almost $5 billion a mile, and that’s many times the cost of similar projects in other countries. It didn’t ultimately relieve them of an obligation to provide passenger rail, but it allowed them to transfer the passenger rails obligations to Amtrak. And then the bargain in return was you don’t have to provide that passenger rail service, but you do have to provide Amtrak the right to access the tracks and to provide preference to Amtrak trains over freight trains.

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‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden visits Delaware to promote $16 billion for passenger rail projects

Associated Press  

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Private train operations likely to begin by April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
4 years, 6 months ago

Private train operations likely to begin by April 2023: Railway Board Chairman

India TV News  

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It’s Time For America To Get Serious About Fixing The Trains
4 years, 6 months ago

It’s Time For America To Get Serious About Fixing The Trains

Huff Post  

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