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A Faster Future: Unbreaking Passenger Rail to Deliver the Rapid Service We Need

A report released today by the Marron Institute at New York University offers ways to break the intercity rail logjam in America.

Nolan Hicks

March 31, 2025

A Faster Future: Unbreaking Passenger Rail to Deliver the Rapid Service We Need

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Amtrak CEO’s Ouster Makes the Grassroots Fight For Rail More Urgent

"For all of our sakes, let’s hope against hope that whoever sits in that seat next believes in the mission of a nationwide network of passenger-rail service."

Jim Mathews

March 25, 2025

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Op-Ed: Elon Musk Is Wrong About Amtrak

No, America should not privatize Amtrak "like China." But we could learn a thing or two from their rail success. (Spoiler: it's largely state-funded.)

Jim Mathews

March 10, 2025

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Op-Ed: Amtrak Isn’t Profitable — And That’s Okay

"As a for-profit company, Amtrak fails ... spectacularly. As a government agency, created half a century ago to carry out a public purpose recognized in law and in Supreme Court rulings, it is a spectacular success worth celebrating, supporting, and building up."

Jim Mathews

February 10, 2025

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Opinion: Who Does Passenger Rail Serve?

"In short, passenger rail serves everyone – even the people who don’t meet the profit margins of airlines and car manufacturers."

Lenny Zaleski

October 25, 2024

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Is Amtrak’s Big Dig Harming West Baltimore’s Black Neighborhoods?

Amtrak's single biggest infrastructure project got hit with a civil rights complaint. How should sustainable transportation advocates get involved in the conversation?

Kea Wilson

October 7, 2024

Friday Video

Friday Video: Experience 40 Blissful Hours In An Amtrak Sleeper Car in Just 29 Minutes

Ever wondered what it's really like to take that cross country train trip you've always dreamed of? Travel journalist Sojourner White has you covered.