There are daunting challenges: political, economic and statutory. So, even acknowledging the lifelong frustration that many advocates feel and express on their blogs, it makes sense to give Amtrak the benefit of the doubt this time, and hope that our national railroad can actually expand its skeletal network. At least Amtrak is thinking about expansion, which “hasn’t happened for the longest time,” to quote Billy Joel. Under current circumstances, though, Vantuono’s view deserves consideration. Advocates’ hopes for a strong, robust and expanded Amtrak have been dashed time and time again over the past five decades. Vantuono called it “an optimistic wish list.” Both views have merit. One advocate called it “propaganda.” while Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Amtrak system in 2021.Įverybody seems to be talking about the plan. For us seniors, who remember the entire Amtrak era, it feels like an eternity far beyond our lifetimes. As planning frontiers go, that is not a very long time. “America’s Railroad” recently released a map showing the services it would like to offer by 2035 14 years from now. As Amtrak marks its 50th anniversary, many are reflecting on the railroad’s past half-century and wondering how it will do in the next.
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