In the early 20th century, the United States possessed the world’s most advanced network of intercity rail. Decades of disinvestment and subsidy of other means of transportation left vast swaths of the country with inadequate rail-transportation options. But, in a welcome turn, the Biden administration has recently committed nearly $25 billion to the revitalization of intercity rail in two rounds of funding.
Ten passenger rail projects in nine states are set to receive the federal funding. Image courtesy Federal Railroad Administration
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