These Mega Projects Could Finally Break America’s Tradition of AWFUL Rail System

These Mega Projects Could Finally Break America’s Tradition of AWFUL Rail System === #onthetrains #highspeedtrain #railway #speedtrain === 0:00 LA’s New Subway Line 9:40 New York MTA’s New Trains === Thanks to: NativeForeigner https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%... thanks to Decumanus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fer... thanks to Oakshade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Fer... Thanks to: EmperorOfNYC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Sp... === These Mega Projects Could Finally Break America’s Tradition of AWFUL Rail System America has a rail problem. For decades, major transit systems have struggled with congestion, aging equipment, political gridlock, and funding gaps. But now, two massive projects, one in Los Angeles and one in New York, are attempting something different. In Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is advancing the $24.2 billion Sepulveda Transportation Corridor, a fully grade-separated subway designed to cut through Sepulveda Pass and finally challenge I-405 congestion. In New York, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has launched a $12 billion fleet modernization effort as part of its $65.4 billion Capital Investment Plan, replacing decades-old trains and buses that fail at multiples of modern reliability rates. These Mega Projects Could Finally Break America’s Tradition of AWFUL Rail System These aren’t incremental upgrades. They are structural interventions in how American transit systems function. The Bigger Question Are these two projects the beginning of a new era for American rail? Or are they high-risk bets in systems historically prone to cost overruns and political volatility? If Los Angeles can build deep-bore subway capacity through a mountain pass and if New York can stabilize the largest transit fleet in the country, it may signal that large-scale rail reform in the U.S. is finally shifting from ambition to execution. If you care about the future of American rail, infrastructure funding, and long-term transit reform, this episode goes deep. Comment below: Would you give up your car for a reliable subway connection? And what would convince you that modernization is actually working? Subscribe to ONtheTrains for daily analysis on U.S. rail corridors, fleet upgrades, and the politics shaping transit investment.