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Originally Posted by Dale
The $66 Billion earmarked for passenger rail in the infrastructure bill, would all of that go to Amtrak ?
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No. This White House link describes how the money will be distributed.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-...tructure-deal/
"$22 billion would be provided as grants to Amtrak, $24 billion as federal-state partnership grants for Northeast Corridor modernization, $12 billion for partnership grants for intercity rail service, including high-speed rail, $5 billion for rail improvement and safety grants, and $3 billion for grade crossing safety improvements."
That last $8 Billion for safety can be spent on any railroad, not just Amtrak.
The $12 Billion for intercity partnership grants for outside the NEC.
$24 Billion partnership grants for NEC specifically.
$22 Billion grants for Amtrak specifically.
The $22 Billion grants for Amtrak will be allocated $7+ Billion per year for the next three years. Not sure about the rest, but it will not be all $66 Billion being allocated in next year's or this year's budget, it will be spread out over a few years.
$46 Billion for Amtrak and the NEC should eliminate all of Amtrak's backlog of projects needed for the "state of good repair", tunnels, bridges, stations, track and signaling upgrades, etc.