With Biden's campaign talking about big plans for rail, here's a map that Amtrak is circulating with ambitious but realistic expansions over the next 15 years. The railroad says this would cost $25 billion
Existing network in black, new corridors in colors
And here's a list of the dozens of new or expanded corridors Amtrak is considering
Here's the presentation this came from, given by Amtrak's Ray Lang to the Rail Passengers Association
Don't forget about this, too. Amtrak just furloughed 2,000 employees and thousands more are on the way b/c of the pandemic. Plus, service cuts on long distance routes which are no longer daily
This is the first problem Congress/feds have to solve