The Infrastructurist's Melissa Lafsky is a guest on Fox Business News to discuss what role, if any, Amtrak will play in the U/S/ high speed rail network.
"Yes, the national rail provider is giving it the old college try and trying to beef up their knowledge of modern high speed rail. But will their efforts be enough? And do we really want Amtrak running a new, modern passenger rail system?"
This video interview touches on the potential problems of Amtrak operating the nation's developing high speed rail network, as well as other possible management solutions.
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