The American Government's Massive Plan to Build more Passenger Rail: Corridor ID

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Hint: instead of granting money to private companies, build the tracks to own. This way the US administration could allow another company on the same line, and control the conditions.

omg an overall optimistic video about the future of US rail?? Did I enter a different timeline?

This country was built on the railroad, why we have abandoned rail transit is crazy.

Being a Hoosier (Indiana resident), it's really frustrating how much our state government hates public projects. Rail especially. Pipelines and industrial parks get millions, while actually useful projects get meager funding for "research." I live on the Chicago-Indy line, and I know that almost everyone who lives near it would love to be able to actually use it practically. I-65 is so busy because of commuters going in between cities. There are fatal accidents all the time. Chicago is such a great city, but driving there is a nightmare. The land is also perfect for HSR. It's flat, stable, and open. You could even follow I-65 part of the way. It looks like the Cardinal line might at least be getting daily service, which would be great. I also hope an Indy-Louisville line happens someday. That would make a great connector that could eventually be extended to ultimately connect to Atlanta. I could imagine very high ridership on such a line.

I know that in transport circles, trains are considered non-competitive beyond 500 km. But it would be really cool to see some actual long-range connections that could be served with fast sleeper trains.

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We definitely need Texas Central. I’ve been pushing back for over a year now to people who are opposed for no real reason. It’s frustrating.

I’m a conservative and I think high speed rail infrastructure is an incredible idea, I mean it takes four hours to go to Chicago from my house by car and probably the same amount of time by plane once you factor in waiting at the airport and waiting for your bags. To got from Detroit to Chicago in less time than that would mean day trips to Chicago and no need for a hotel. Not to mention I don’t have to drive and it’s significantly cheaper than flying.

I had no idea the state owned the rails between Atlanta and Chattanooga. I have heard mumblings of this being built for well over a decade. Hopefully it happens

I like how the title is all “it’s happening folks!” but the content is all “groundbreaking in 5-10 years…maybe…unless you’re Iowa.” 😅

As a North Carolinian I’m glad to see our rail system getting a lot of attention I just hope the checks being wrote translate to real infrastructure and better service in a reasonable amount of time.

For Delaware, I'm really glad that was brought up. Just because Delaware is small, doesn't mean it shouldn't have more trains, or trains just in one corner of the state. Connecting the rest of the state by train to Wilmington is giving them the attention that they deserve. It complements the DART system, and connects even more people to the Northeast Corridor. One should be able to take a quick hop by train from Wilmington to the state capital Dover! Not to mention, the Eastern Shore Region of Maryland has been a transit desert, and Salisbury having this connection to Wilmington is vital. And for the San Jose-San Luis Obispo thing, it's more fitting to say Coast Daylight since it's really a revival of the old Coast Daylight route I'm glad people like you have been defending California HSR. I support the Central Valley corridor. The Central Valley isn't "nowhere" as millions live there (and regardless, many places have grown overtime because of trains; Junction Blvd and Bay Ridge in NYC for example had nothing until stations were built), and this is the boost they need for their economy. The Central Valley would be a median state in population if it was its own state. Transit advocates should be emphasizing that high speed rail can and should be built in places like this, not just big cities. Not to mention it's less susceptible to erosion compared to choosing a more coastal route like the Surfliner.

I really hope Amtrak runs it all while properly funded. "Profitability" can't be a top priority yet.

Chicago to Pittsburgh getting more trains within 2 years would be incredible. Please I hate driving through Indiana and Ohio.

I know this was just briefly mentioned in the sponsor segment, but the Antelope Valley Line is just so cool. Up there with the MNR Hudson Line, Frontrunner, NM Rail Tunner, and MNR Port Jervis Line, as the most scenic commuter routes in the country. Antelope Valley was named such for the pronghorns that roamed there until the pronghorns in the valley were all eliminated in the 1880s, mostly by hunting, or resettled (they're still around in other states as well as in Canada. The pronghorn is the fastest land mammal in the Western Hemisphere, with running speeds of up to 88.5 km/h (55 mph). The thing is, they may look like Old World antelope, but they're not! They're actually closely related to giraffids! That aside, Atlanta is meant to be a rail city, so it's great to see it getting so much attention. The very reason Atlanta became Atlanta is because of being a historic train hub, being named such after the Western and Atlantic Railroad. MARTA has done wonders for Metro Atlanta, you can take it directly to the airport, it has promoted development around stations, the MARTA Market concept helped give access to fresh produce in food deserts, Atlanta Streetcar expansion helps even more people connect to MARTA, and hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics motivated Atlanta to further improve its infrastructure. Seattle voting against a subway system and the federal government handing their money over to MARTA instead was only the beginning of Atlanta's rail comeback.

One of the reasons the Empire Builder improvement between Chicago and Minneapolis St Paul has such a favorable timeline, is because there's already a project happening to do so. The "Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Project" has been planned for years and is getting going right now. It's a variety of small track improvements like realignment and adding second tracks for more mobility. I'm very excited for it to finish!

The Rust Belt Limited is actually going to operate 6 trains per day, which is surprisingly more than the 3C which will only operate 3-5 trains. In that case the 3C should probably run 7-9 trains

I am pessimistic about this. If 25% is actually built, I will think of it as a great success. Most people think funding foreign wars is way more important than this.

It's a shame transit has become so partisan, speaking as a Republican.