Action Quote by James Howard Kunstler

Like a majority of the population and a majority of even Tory voters, I want the railways back in public ownership.

— Jeremy Corbyn

Unlike Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, I am not ideologically obsessed with the structure of our rail network; for me it is a matter of…

— Chris Grayling

We are the only major developed nation that isn't investing meaningfully in high-speed rail, and I believe we're making a mistake. Transportation systems that…

— Richard Florida

I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending,…

— Rick Perry

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs…

— Corrine Brown

Obviously, if you look at the history of rail in the U.S., it took courageous entrepreneurs to have that vision of connecting the whole…

— Shervin Pishevar

America is ready for livable communities. America is ready for high-speed rail.

— Greg Abbott

The railways should be run in the best interest of passengers and, overall, taxpayer's money should be spent improving the network, not subsiding it.

— Chris Grayling

I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.

— Tony Blair

We seem to be committing ourselves to an eye wateringly expensive railroad for the few. High speed rail plan is madness.

— Mike Rutherford

“If we stay at home and mind our business, who will want railroads?”

— Henry David Thoreau

I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.

— Catherine Ashton