State-Supported Services

Thought this was interesting. Plus, maps!: [url=https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/amt ... ange-rail/[/url]

The main subject of the article is front-range, but it does discuss state-funded services, so I thought that was worthy of a topic.

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“We are eager to partner with you, with the many potential future state partners,” Nicole Bucich, Amtrak’s vice president of network development, told district board members.

Bucich said her team, tasked with planning and implementing new passenger lines across the country, was created two years ago Thursday, in the wake of billions in new federal rail funding passed as part of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.

Already, Amtrak operates 28 “state-supported services” for 20 different state and local partners, and a 29th, the new Borealis train between Chicago and St. Paul, is scheduled to begin service next week. Altogether, these state-funded routes account for about half of Amtrak’s annual ridership.
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All told, Section 403(b) of RPSA70 was one of the wisest provisions within such.

Looking at the map within the originating post, it is so evident how the more successful routes - namely in CA, ME, NC, and VA, have evolved from at best a "token" on A-Day, to providing meaningful service with "adequate to strong" public acceptance.