Here Are The Major Amtrak Upgrades Proposed In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Here Are The Major Amtrak Upgrades Proposed In Biden’s $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

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President Joe Biden's $2 trillion plan to revamp infrastructure systems across the U.S. includes hundreds of billions for initiatives like clean drinking water and expanding broadband internet access, but one of the most widely discussed proposals has been $80 billion to improve and expand Amtrak train service across the country—here are some of the big changes Amtrak hopes to put in place by 2035.

President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan sets aside $80 billion for Amtrak.



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Much of the expansion would come in areas of the South and West, with new rail lines connecting cities like Nashville, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Houston and Dallas, and bringing back service between Las Vegas and Los Angeles.





Amtrak has also proposed "enhanced services" on nearly all of its routes in the northeastern U.S., with CEO Bill Flynn saying a priority would be rebuilding the "many major tunnels and bridges" in the Northeast Corridor.







Almost all routes out of Chicago would also be improved, according to Amtrak.