U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Baltimore and Potomac (B&P) Tunnel North Portal on January 30, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Biden is pouring $16.4 billion into passenger rail in the Northeast Regional corridor. 
  • The investments are expected to improve infrastructure and make trains faster. 
  • The funding is part of the bipartisan infrastructure law's investment in rail.

President Joe Biden — a known proponent of Amtrak — wants trains to run faster and better. His administration is pouring $16.4 billion from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law into the Northeast Regional corridor to do just that.