Amtrak's Hiawatha train from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Chicago arrives at the Amtrak station February 8, 2005 in Glenview, Illinois.

The "Embarrassment" of Amtrak

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 24, 2015

Contributing writer for National Journal magazine Simon van Zuylen-Wood discusses his latest cover story for the magazine, “How Washington Derailed Amtrak.” He argues that in the forty-five years since its inception, Amtrak has become a national embarrassment for America's transportation infrastructure. The passenger rail service, which pales in comparison to its international counterparts, has been slow to innovate and currently runs a deficit with no end in sight.

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