Issue / Amtrak
The infrastructure bill is more about maintaining train service than upgrading it
Aug 15, 2021 | Robert Puentes"Amtrak was set up to fail," Robert Puentes, CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation told CNN Business. "It wasn't designed to last as...
10 things to know about the infrastructure bill
Aug 04, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe bill would borrow some $118 billion from general revenue to meet the needs of the nation’s highways, bringing the grand total...
Infrastructure bill may give Buttigieg final say over $105 billion
Aug 02, 2021 | Jeff DavisBut a tally by Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for Transportation, an independent charitable foundation, shows the DOT would be the...
NEC Commission Announces $117 Billion Corridor Improvement Plan
Jul 16, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Northeast Corridor Commission, a federal advisory panel for the DC-to-Boston passenger and commuter rail system, announced a new...
Amtrak pushes 15-year plan to boost northeastern corridor
Jul 13, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, Senior Fellow of the Eno Center for Transportation, said he hopes that many of the Commission’s initial projects will...
Amtrak is a top travel choice in the Northeast. With an ally in the White House, it wants trains in the rest of America.
Jun 15, 2021 | Robert PuentesRobert Puentes, president and chief executive of the nonprofit Eno Center for Transportation, cautioned that not all of Amtrak’s...
Next stop, Scranton? Biden’s infrastructure plan could make it happen
Jun 10, 2021 | Paul LewisPaul Lewis, a vice president at the nonprofit ENO Center for Transportation in Washington, said bringing rail service to Scranton and...
Amtrak Route Expansion Largely Depends on State Willingness to Subsidize
May 14, 2021 | Jeff DavisSeeking to capitalize on President Biden's huge proposed spending increases as part of his American Jobs Plan, Amtrak last month...
Looking Back – When Amtrak Almost Got its Own Trust Fund in 1997
May 07, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe discussion in this week’s House high-speed rail hearing of a possible federal trust fund to support Amtrak capital expenditures...
Amtrak at 50: How McKinsey Designed A National Railroad
Apr 27, 2021 | Jeff Davis(Part one of this series told the story of how Congress passed, and Richard Nixon at the last minute decided to sign, the October 1970...
Say It Ain’t So, Amtrak Joe
Apr 07, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis was surprised to see Amtrak's 2035 Vision included a Minneapolis-Duluth line that former Minnesota congressman Jim Oberstar...
Amtrak at 50: Defining the “Basic System” of Service Routes
Mar 11, 2021 | Jeff DavisPresident Richard Nixon, against the wishes of his senior White House advisers, signed the Rail Passenger Service Act into law on...