Amtrak subsidies keep many of Amtrak‘s routes alive despite the fact that ridership is down on many of them. These subsidies guarantee that Amtrak will be a second-rate, undercapitalized passenger railroad system.
J.D. Wong
J.D. Wong was the co-owner and vice president of a small intercity bus company. He is a route planner and expert on the transportation industry, particularly the Amtrak system.