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Originally Posted by IanofCascadia
 Lobbying wise, getting funding for high speed rail will be difficult but may very well get a MASSIVE bump in just a few months. Let us all remember that Biden is perhaps the biggest advocate for rail in Congress today, and I think that we have all learned that the role of mere beauty modeling for the VP has come to an end. I agree with pdxf that perhaps the best way to get a comprehensive HSR package is to market it as a New Deal type initiative. It has been shown over and over again that putting money into infrastructure is probably the absolute best way to stimulate the economy. |
Sen. Biden rides on the NE Corridor twice every day, from Delaware to D.C. He knows the value of transit.
My only worry, is that he'll spend mostly on NE rail Corridor, were the ROW is already owned by Amtrak; the US Government; vs spending that much on privately owned freight ROW.