Axios: Amtrak Unveils Vision Of Expanded Rail Map Under Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
The envisioned train network would create up to 30+ new routes in 15 more states.
Amtrak wasted no time revealing how President Biden’s ambitious $2 trillion infrastructure bill would impact America’s rail system.
The company unveiled a map that would take the $80 billion earmarked for railways and transform an outdated system into an “energy-efficient, world-class intercity rail service.”
Amtrak's response to the Biden infra plan: https://t.co/b8qRz4LIve
Proposes:
-30+ new routes
-20+ enhanced existing routes
-20m more annual riders
-Better service to cities like HOU, ATL, Cincy
-New service to unserved cities like Las Vegas, Nashville, Columbus, Phoenix pic.twitter.com/Di9BmnCsfr— Yonah Freemark (@yfreemark) March 31, 2021
