Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner stepped down amid rising political pressure, just as the railroad posted record ridership and ...

The president's DOGE Czar Elon Musk misses the real problem with Amtrak and passenger rail: freight monopolies.

Amtrak has argued against privatization. Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes talks to transportation analyst Seth Kaplan about Amtrak's finances and ridership and the pros and cons of privatization.

But at a tech conference earlier this month, Trump ally and Department of Governmental Efficiency head Elon Musk called Amtrak “a sad situation,” compared to other country’s train systems.

Ride Amtrak outside of the Northeast Corridor and there’s a good chance you’ll arrive late because freight traffic delayed ...

Amtrak, for its part, responded to calls for privatization, pushing back on the assertion that it would lead to better efficiency or lower costs. “A private entity would face the same ...

Musk, meanwhile, has "mused about the privatization of Amtrak, claiming that the railroad's service pales in comparison to the high-speed rail systems in other countries," said Bloomberg.

It also noted Amtrak set all-time records in ridership and revenue in fiscal 2024 with higher ridership levels than before COVID-19. “As Stephen departs today, we thank him for his 16 years of ...

and I wish Amtrak every success. See you on the rails." Jim Mathews, Rail Passengers Association president, told NPR on Friday about Elon Musk's privatization push: "I think it's a spectacularly ...