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[–] booly@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

The CEO is just saying "people want to take the train". Oh, really? That's what you think, guy who stands to profit if people take the train?

It's not the CEO, it's the chair of the board of directors. Amtrak is government chartered and majority owned by the US government, and its board of directors are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, essentially making it a government position.

And it's two paragraphs out of like 10, where several other experts were interviewed and quoted.

I have my beef with Newsweek, but your criticism here misses the mark.