The Biden administration is funneling billions of federal dollars into major rail projects across the country — an effort aimed at reshaping the future of US travel and keeping up with other countries’ advancing high-speed trains.
In the final two months of 2023, a slate of highly-anticipated federal grants were awarded: $8.2 billion for bullet trains and a pipeline of nationwide projects, and $16.4 billion for 25 passenger rail projects along the busy Northeast Corridor.
“The way to keep the momentum going is to make sure we have people who have a vision about rail, not just about roads,” Ray ...