Billions in federal funding could be the catalyst that finally returns to Kansas passenger rail service to Texas, advocates and transportation officials told a Kansas legislative caucus Monday. … For years, passenger rail advocates have pushed for Amtrak and federal railroad officials to support expansion of the line up to Wichita and Newton, the latter of which would be a connection to the Southwest Chief. But years of stagnant ridership and federal funding for Amtrak had kept expansion at the conceptual level. However, as part of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, federal lawmakers allocated $66 billion to passenger and freight train improvements over the next five years.
Source: CJonline
