"Biden's Historic Rail Investment: Boosting Connectivity and Efficiency Nationwide"
The Biden administration has announced an $8.2 billion investment in 10 passenger rail projects, marking the largest federal funding for passenger rail since Amtrak's creation in 1971. The funding includes $3 billion for the high-speed rail line from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, which is expected to carry 11 million passengers at its peak and reduce travel time by half. Other projects receiving funding include a Los Angeles-San Francisco train, a rail expansion between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Virginia, and upgrades in several states. The administration hopes that the investment will boost public support for Biden's economic policies and improve the standard of passenger rail service in the United States.