Ray LaHood: “I think it's the way forward to get us a comprehensive Amtrak system in this country.”

I do think that there can be new rules and regulations. And I think while we were at DOT, we promulgated some very strong rules and regulations regarding rail safety.

We cannot afford not to do it.

In some parts of the country, we are going to have trains going 200 miles an hour.

The NTSB has been spending an enormous amount of time and their human capital in beginning the investigation at Reagan.