Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said in a statement, “America deserves world-class infrastructure, and here at Amtrak we are doing our part.We’re leading a strong American workforce and private ...

Privatization. Privatize the Postal Service, Amtrak, Airports, and More Privatization isn't about cutting corners; it's about unleashing and leveraging the ingenuity and competitiveness of the ...

After a number of private railroad companies went bankrupt more than 50 years ago, Congress decided to create a national passenger rail provider that would later become Amtrak. Today, the Northeast ...

Amtrak released a white paper that same week explicitly pushing back against calls for privatization. Less than two weeks later, CEO Stephen Gardner resigned after more than four years in the role.

Amtrak's response, simply titled "Proposals to Privatize Amtrak," directly challenges Musk's comments. The railroad stated, "It is not clear what problem Amtrak privatization proposals are ...

It’s not the first time Amtrak privatization has been suggested, or that the rail system has been criticized. Train travel in the U.S. is notoriously lacking: Huge regions of the country aren ...

Amtrak has revealed the current progress of almost 30 high-speed rail infrastructure projects as part of its July update on ...

Elon Musk Wants to Privatize Amtrak, But the Real Problem Is Freight Monopolies Why Trump’s DOGE is on the wrong track on passenger rail. by Arnav Rao April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025.