In reply to Karl.

Cutting long-distance service to, in theory, improve corridor service is just robbing Peter to pay Paul. Our country needs improvements to both services after the pandemic is over and we can begin to recover.

I do agree that the freight railroads need to cooperate with Amtrak. However when there's limited track capacity, especially single-track routes with a siding every 5-15 miles, it shouldn't be a surprise that Amtrak gets delayed on busy freight corridors. The Empire Builder route through Minnesota and Wisconsin used to be almost fully double-track when it was owned by the Milwaukee Road, but when the Soo Line took over they didn't see a need for a second track and ripped up most of it. In the present I think some railroads are regretting decisions like that, but they won't invest in new track unless their traffic is far beyond capacity.