The guest says Amtrak and regional commuter agencies have a "mutually abusive relationship" that blocks coordination, inflates costs, and degrades service. Aligning incentives and forcing common operating standards could unlock faster trips without massive new construction.
— This reframes U.S. rail underperformance as a governance pathology to fix, not merely a funding gap to fill.
Santi Ruiz
2025.07.23
100% relevant
The interview’s claim that "Amtrak and the commuter rail agencies have a mutually abusive relationship" and the report’s reliance on operations coordination to cut times and costs.
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