Donald Payne Jr.: “Let me just say that an organization's worth can be reflected in the morale of its workers.”

There are millions of people every day that depend on railroads and trains and Amtrak and local train systems to get back and forth to work.

Last month, we heard from the very profitable freight railroads and from their customers about their ongoing supply chain challenges.

For the first time, this mode of transportation has guaranteed funding for multiple years.

It took 17 years to get agreement there to restart service after Hurricane Katrina.