All I want to say is that Amtrak is definitely investing in maintaining current routes and expanding new ones. If you have an Amtrak station near you, expect it to be updated in the next 2-10 years if it wasn’t recently. Also, more metro areas are in talks about expanding their connection to the system.
So are we experiencing a public rail renaissance in the US? No, but the ball is rolling.
In the meantime I have my bet on electric busses gaining more traction in California, and therefore the rest of the country.
no. fucking. way. what a good Wednesday.