Thread by @samjmintz

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

railpassengers.org/happening-now/…

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

https://twitter.com/POLITICOPro/status/1318969548343631872