Amtrak has suffered under
representatives who believe that a
public transit system need to make a
profit, and then
slashes their
funding so they can't
invest in
infrastructure they so desperately need. Their
Acela service from
New York to
Boston has been delayed numerous times, which hasn't helpedl.
Recently, though, Amtrak received approval to expand passenger rail service to places that were cut back in the early-mid 90s, and to expand new routes. If they had high-speed rail it would be even better.