From Railway Gazette; April 27, 2018
USA: Amtrak should focus on its medium-distance operations and prioritise investment in a network of corridors across the country of between 200 km and 1 000 km, where the greatest ridership can be achieved, believes its new Chief Executive Richard Anderson.
Outlining his vision for the future of the national passenger operator at the 2018 California Passenger Rail Summit in Los Angeles on April 19, the former airline executive pointed to his federal mandate and emphasised the need to comply with the 2019 Congressional budget which – if fully implemented – would halve federal support for Amtrak.
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