“The U.S. Congress is expected to send the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) funding bill to the desk of President Joe Biden later today as part of a six-bill package. While the bill is almost six months late, the final T-HUD bill does ultimately reject the dramatic cuts to Amtrak operations proposed by the House GOP last fall.” https://www.railpassengers.org/happening-now/news/blog/congress-finally-rejects-radical-cuts-to-rail/ #PassengerRail #Amtrak

Why Has “Amtrak Joe” Turned His Back on Trains?
Fans once hoped Biden would revolutionize public transport. Instead, he’s prioritizing cars—and not very consistently, at that. https://newrepublic.com/article/179504/amtrak-joe-trains-climate #PassengerRail

“This week we learned that it is easier, faster, and cheaper to land on the Moon than it is to deliver new passenger rail service or even to develop and deliver new railcars." #PassengerRail https://www.narprail.org/happening-now/news/blog/are-moon-shots-easier-than-passenger-rail/