Mass. Senator Has Trains on His Brain
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, has introduced the “Building Rail Across Intercity Networks To Ride Around Interior of the Nation” (BRAIN TRAIN) Act. The legislation authorizes $5 billion annually, for a total of $25 billion over five years, to invest in “high-performance” intercity passenger rail service that will connect communities within a state, across states and around the country.