Dan Lipinski: “I feel strongly we need to prioritize investments that deliver real returns to taxpayers and boost our economic…”

One group of major industry stakeholders never celebrated the Staggers Act: railroad workers.

I have always been a strong advocate for Amtrak, because it provides an important public service: national passenger rail service.

I really have some deep misgivings about my own decision to pull that amendment.

The rampant delays affecting Amtrak's trains threaten the railroad's growth and even its long-term viability as an operator.