The Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation recently established the Corridor Identification and Development Program, which aims to overhaul America's passenger rail line system.
The program will be designed to operate as a "pipeline" for projects eligible to be financed so that they may get money and begin more quickly, according to a May 13 DOT news release.
"Americans deserve what people in many other countries currently benefit from: a world-class rail system that allows you to get where you need to go quickly and affordably while reducing traffic and pollution on our roads," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in the release. "In launching the Corridor Identification and Development Program, which was made possible thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are taking a major step to transform America's passenger rail network and connect our smallest towns and our biggest cities with great train service."
This program's objective is to facilitate the effective flow of federal and state funding for passenger rail line programs in order to expedite the improvement of rail lines, according to the release. Biden's infrastructure bill included provisions to enhance public transportation, so DOT is collaborating with the FRA to make intercity railway travel faster and more accessible.
