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The Senate’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill is leaving the station with $66 billion in new subsidies for Amtrak and passenger rail, but nobody should think this freight car of cash will end the ...
Transportation The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest expansion in Amtrak’s 50-year history. The funding would help rebuild the Northeast Corridor, but ...
Amtrak is set to score $66 billion from the infrastructure bill. In 2019, there were 32.5 million journeys on Amtrak. That means the $66 billion gift is effectively a new $2,000 subsidy per annual ...
Despite assurances from Amtrak‘s administrators that profitability is just around the corner, Amtrak remains a huge money ...
BOSTON (CBS) – An Amtrak train heading to Boston was stuck in the Bronx for about four hours overnight, leaving passengers freezing with no heat on board. Northeast Regional Train 66 from ...
Amtrak plans to use the $66 billion in funding it receives from the newly passed federal infrastructure bill to advance rail projects along the Northeast Corridor and possibly expand service to ...
Amtrak Joe delivers. The bipartisan infrastructure bill that seems likely to pass the Senate contains $66 billion for intercity rail, which is pretty damn close to the $80 billion President Joe ...
In an update at 6:12 a.m. and another at 7:31 a.m., Amtrak said Train 66 was still delayed east of New Haven. Just before 8 a.m., Train 66 was “back on the move,” running about 2 hours and 45 ...
About $66 billion of that money is slated to go to Amtrak, America's passenger rail company. Amtrak's CEO sat down with Ryan to talk about where he intends to spend that money.
Congress approved $66 billion for rail as part of the 2021 massive infrastructure bill, with Amtrak receiving $22 billion. The bill also sets aside $36 billion for competitive grants, which Amtrak ...