David Chartier on Nostr: TIL part of Biden’s infrastructure bill was huge for #Amtrak. Like. Super duper ...
TIL part of Biden’s infrastructure bill was huge for #Amtrak.
Like. Super duper huge. Emphasis mine:
“2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), sometimes referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which provided a historic level of federal investment in passenger and freight railroads. **This funding is greater than all 50+ years of federal funding provided to Amtrak since our creation**.”
https://www.amtrak.com/new-era-of-rail
Like. Super duper huge. Emphasis mine:
“2021, Congress passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), sometimes referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which provided a historic level of federal investment in passenger and freight railroads. **This funding is greater than all 50+ years of federal funding provided to Amtrak since our creation**.”
https://www.amtrak.com/new-era-of-rail