Scott McCartney

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3,086 appearances 43 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2021

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If you can get people out of cars and into trains or rail, other forms of mass transit, you can have an impact. voice-verified

Biden has talked about electric charging stations along the interstate highway system. voice-verified

That would be a huge project. voice-verified

But if you really want to jumpstart electric vehicles, you have to make driving on highways more practical. voice-verified

So I think we'll see a lot of spending on infrastructure. voice-verified

I think that is an area where there can be agreement between Democrats and Republicans. voice-verified

You know, Amtrak was doing pretty well before the pandemic, at least in the Northeast Corridor. voice-verified

Ridership was up. voice-verified

Richard Anderson had brought in sort of airline pricing, and it was breaking even. voice-verified

Amtrak's also ordered new train sets for Acela and things like that. voice-verified

So some work is coming, but there are immediate infrastructure needs coming. voice-verified

The tunnel that goes into New York was beyond its service life, really. voice-verified

And then Superstorm Sandy flooded it and really did damage. voice-verified

And that's ongoing. voice-verified

That needs to be repaired. voice-verified

There needs to be a new tunnel built. voice-verified

There are bridges and other tunnels. voice-verified

I think the tunnel under Baltimore, real issues. voice-verified

But Amtrak, you know, a lot of people use it. voice-verified

And so I think politically, at least in the Northeast, there's certainly room for spending there. voice-verified

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