Given that transit agencies are still in various phases of recovery from the pandemic, there's very little to offer in the way of the future direction of commuter/regional rail outside of Florida.
Here's a link to all of the transit-related referenda that were on the ballot last month. Based on the results, we don't have to worry about this particular nightmare scenario any time soon. However, it could still be in play over the next few years as the Senate and presidency could flip in '24.
As I said almost a decade ago, Amtrak doesn’t have a funding
problem, it has a management problem, and nothing emphasizes this more than the
various equipment and mechanical issues that passengers have experience over
the past year and a half.
Also, the way management handled the long-distance trains throughout this entire pandemic is way beyond appalling.
The gist of Disney's about face last month is that the organization is acting like a petulant child because how dare Brightline serve Mickey Mouse's competitors when the Disney organization only wanted the operator to cater to them
