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President Joe Biden — perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan — is set to promote new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor.

The Democratic president is headed to Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington, the White House says. Bear is located about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Biden’s home of Wilmington.

His remarks will be held at the Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops, where trains are maintained and repaired. The investments, the White House says, will help trains run faster, cut delays and create union jobs.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Puffy vest under suit jacket is my favourite new look.

YAY trains!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Indeed, yay trains, and I unironically also like that look. In the thumbnail I thought it was a sweater at first. It says I'm the President, but I'm here to work. Rail--any rail--would be a significant improvement in American infrastructure in so many places. I don't live anywhere near the NE, but I know it has to succeed for there to be hope for the rest of us in my lifetime.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The thing is that Acela has been a huge hit in the NorthEast since it opened . It has displaced millions of car trips, has displaced short-haul flights, has improved traffic in some of the most congested areas, improved air traffic in some of the most congested airspace . Imagine what it could do if it were actual high speed rail, if service rose to supply the need!

However Acela is based in the idea that no one will pay for high speed rail. Instead we have literally a century of billion dollar projects before we get there

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I live just far enough to be jealous but I think it needs acknowledgement that the north east as a fine train system. He used to take the train to work from Scranton Pennsylvania to Congress. You can’t do shit like that outside of that region. Like imagine taking a train from Milwaukee to Chicago on a regular basis or from flint to Cleveland. But Philly to NYC? Easy and under $20. It’s good that they’re expanding this, but I do wish any other part of the country got that love. New Jersey has a reasonable passenger rail system that takes you to suburbs. Why don’t more states do that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Canada, with its insane metro sprawls and vastly distributed rural and northern populations, is optimistic about good precedents being set as well.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not normally a big Biden fan, but honestly the patagonia under a jacket is a good look. We should be writing this down.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe for people who wouldn't burst into flames immediately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a coat.