Someday a tunnel is going to collapse, going to cut off the Northeast. We need to rebuild that tunnel, as well as make other major improvements on that line and also look around the country, where we can facilitate better movement of passenger rail in cooperation with freight.
Emphasizing the need for rail infrastructure improvements to prevent future collapses.
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