Biden celebrates Amtrak's 50th anniversary with plans to expand the railway

Biden’s proposed $2 trillion spending package, which targets job growth, infrastructure, and climate forward initiatives, would allocate $10 billion a year to passenger and freight rail systems – two-thirds of which would support current Amtrak railways. Biden said that in addition to creating "critical jobs" like laying tracks, fixing bridges, tunnels, and modernizing stations, the plan would expand rail systems between cities outside of the northeast corridor. "Imagine a two-hour train ride between Atlanta and Charlotte, going at speeds of two hundred and twenty miles an hour, and two and a half hour trip between Chicago and Detroit," Biden said.  "Faster and more regular trips between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, a route that I imagine could be pretty popular on Fridays," he added.