Infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. Could power biggest expansion in Amtrak history.

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Alas, the trains we probably won't see return

I’m afraid that there are a lot of passenger routes that I wish would come back, even if some of them were discontinued before Amtrak started operation.

Some of them are: the Twin Star Rocket (Houston to Minneapolis/St. Paul), the Texas Zephyr (although a route through Abilene and Lubbock would be a nice substitute), and perhaps the North Coast Limited (BNSF’s ex Northern Pacific main). Alas, these routes would run through red states with GQP senators, congress-critters, and state legislators.