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Northeast would see lion's share of new rail funding

by Matt Levin
Aug 11, 2021
The bill includes a fresh $66 billion for passenger and freight rail, the biggest investment the federal government has made in railroads since Amtrak was founded in 1971.
Amtrak, a favorite mode of transportation for President Joe Biden, will see a massive bump in funding thanks to the infrastructure bill.
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Our power grid, then and now

by Jed Kim
Aug 13, 2018
A lot has changed since the Northeast blackout of 2003.
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