Happening Now
President Trump May Ignite Rail Boom
February 26, 2019
But where it'll happen will come as a surprise....
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by Sean Jeans-Gail
President Trump has often talked about himself as "a builder," and campaigned hard on addressing America's crumbling infrastructure. So it's no surprise that he's taking up infrastructure again this week.
The location of this latest iteration of Infrastructure Week, however, did come as a shock. Bloomberg has more:
At South Korea’s northernmost train station, the tracks stop abruptly ahead of the demilitarized zone that marks the North Korean border. A sign reads: “The steel horse wants to run.”
That may soon become a reality as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un prepare for a second summit next week in Vietnam. The outcome is expected to include some easing of sanctions in return for steps toward denuclearization -- with a rail link first mooted more than 15 years ago one of several key inter-Korean projects that might finally get approved.
In a phone call with Trump this week, President Moon Jae-in said South Korea was ready to move forward with the rail link and other unspecified economic projects if it helped the negotiations.
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Restoring the connection and modernizing North Korea’s railways would allow South Korea to run trains into Russia, China and beyond.
Let's hope the president brings some of that deal-making magic back with him on his return stateside. If he's looking for a blueprint, may we suggest www.railpassengers.org/2020?
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"I wish to extend my appreciation to members of the Rail Passengers Association for their steadfast advocacy to protect not only the Southwest Chief, but all rail transportation which plays such an important role in our economy and local communities. I look forward to continuing this close partnership, both with America’s rail passengers and our bipartisan group of senators, to ensure a bright future for the Southwest Chief route."
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS)
April 2, 2019, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his work to protect the Southwest Chief
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