Dear readers, this week we looked at what it might take for America to fix its terrible passenger rail service.
While train travelers in countries such as Switzerland and Japan can expect efficient, comfortable and speedy trains, in America, rail services are almost uniformly bad.
Rail advocates have long called on the U.S. to invest in train infrastructure and commit to building a world-class, coast-to-coast, environmentally friendly passenger rail system, but the funding has yet to come. Flying remains the default way to travel between distant cities.
But some see a sliver of hope that this may change, writes reporter Amy Crawford, as the U.S. grapples with both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis.
What do you think? We'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Laura, Amanda and Kyla | 
