Providing steady funding for intercity passenger rail will allow States and communities the certainty they need to plan and deliver more and better passenger rail service.
Rick Larsen
The Public Record
The BIL guaranteed multi-year funding for state of good repair investments and corridor development for intercity and commuter passenger rail.
I am grateful for Mr. Yakym, actually, because he was, I think, the only Member to discuss actually increasing speeds, which Mr. Noland is accomplishing on his system.
The BIL supercharged our Nation's investment in passenger rail, providing $102 billion in planned funding for intercity rail and $108 billion for transit agencies.
Where are we with PTC? We have PTC. How many of you are petitioning to increase speeds on your lines, now that you have adopted PTC?
Congress pays for it, for the air system, but it is forcing private railways to pay for the rail system.
Transit agencies, Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration are implementing long-term plans for passenger rail expansion and improvement, secure in the knowledge that funding is there for five years.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) supercharged our nation's investment in passenger rail, providing $102 billion in planned funding for intercity rail and $108 billion for transit agencies.
Rural communities have unique mobility needs. Residents in rural counties are aging.
Our Tribes deserve safe roads that their families can enjoy, and roads that can safely transport goods across our State.





