President Joe Biden on Monday unveiled more than $16 billion in new grants for passenger rail projects that will benefit an Amtrak route well-traveled by the commander in chief.
The president, speaking at the Amtrak Bear Maintenance Shops, outlined how the grants will “overhaul” trains and infrastructure across 25 rail projects along the Northeast Corridor.
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Dating back to his years in the Senate, Biden has logged more miles riding Amtrak than any other lawmaker, well over 1 million miles.
The funding itself, $16.4 billion appropriated through Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law, “will upgrade aging infrastructure on the nation’s most heavil …
Biden unveils $16.4 billion rail grants at Amtrak in ‘blue-state’ Northeast Corridor
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