Proposed Surface Transportation Bill Would Triple Funding for Amtrak
Passenger rail advocates hail proposal as a win for transit and intercity services, but freight railroads are less enthusiastic about it.
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A week after Amtrak officials said the railroad needed $1.4 billion to survive the ongoing pandemic, House Democrats revealed a plan that would triple federal funding for intercity passenger rail service. The funding proposal is part of a new surface transportation funding bill that would invest more than $500 billion in highway and rail projects over the next five years. The current surface transportation act, dubbed the FAST Act, was signed into law in 2015 by President Barack Obama and expires this year.
