Amtrak turns 45 today

[left-of-center2012]

“Amtrak turns 45 today, leaving many people wondering how is it that a rich and powerful country that was a pioneer in railroad adoption in the 19th century has such terrible passenger trains today.”

Here's why American passenger trains are so bad.
1) Why doesn't the Northeast have a true high-speed rail?
2) Why are trains outside of the Northeast so unbelievably awful?
3) Why don't we build a state-of-the-art high-speed rail network?

For the answers to these questions (and more):
http://www.vox.com/2016/5/1/11539966/amtrak-45-anniversary