Affordability Quote by Mark Noble

Freight mobility and movement, while not a sexy policy issue, is a highly important one. Capacity constraints and congestion on our nation's freight rail…

— Bill Lipinski

Passenger rail development takes time, but good things come to those who are patient and stay the course.

— Thelma Drake

Passengers want options, and when they have options, like passenger rail, they choose them.

— Anthony Foxx

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

— Mike Rutherford

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

Many people are unable to see friends and family as often as they'd like due to the cost of rail travel.

— Dawn Foster

Our railways maintain a healthy economy and society. They keep businesses running and families close. They're a vital public service and must be treated…

— Caroline Lucas

Urban transport is a political and not a technical issue. The technical aspects are very simple. The difficult decisions relate to who is going…

— Enrique Penalosa

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 love being British but our railways are shocking. We are so inured to how appalling our railways are. And the idea in almost…

— Chris Tarrant

“...the road, rail, and port systems are so bad that poor countries cannot develop the scale of operations necessary to achieve high productivity.”

— William W. Lewis

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