Brian Turmail Rail Quotations

We have world-class aviation, we have world-class highways, but we have a rail system that is not competitive with other countries, ... We (administration officials) are passionately committed to the idea that rail could and should be playing a larger role.

We would agree that intercity passenger rail can be part of the solution (to traffic and gas problems), but today it's not, in too many parts of the country,

The Department of Transportation is committed to a fair and inclusive process as we implement a new Congressional mandate to charge commuter railroads access fees along the Northeast Corridor. As part of that process, we are reaching out to the affected railroads and states for input as we evaluate every aspect of passenger rail operations, including capital investments and ownership of tracks, to determine how best to proceed.