What Will it Take for Amtrak to Expand?

We're rich!!! Now what? All aboard for some rare mileage through the world of Amtrak history, politics and legal obscurity to figure out just how hard it will be to buy ourselves some new choo-choos with those Biden bucks. Chapters 0:00 The IIJA 1:19 The Backstory 2:06 New Trackage 4:40 Freight Interference 9:18 State Support 11:14 Likely Routes 14:14 The Track Ahead 16:40 Credits