Congress Should Commit To Improving Passenger Rail

"Congress has acted admirably to help the troubled airlines. But it should also make a commitment to improve passenger rail. Amtrak, which receives about 1 percent of all federal transportation spending, needs an immediate infusion of cash to beef up security throughout its system and to accelerate much-needed capital improvements along the Northeast corridor, where its fast trains are hampered by antique infrastructure.Congress must also adopt a more sensible long- term strategy. For three decades it has grudgingly subsidized Amtrak, spending enough money to keep it alive but never enough to build an attractive service."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan