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A new study looks at adding 15 additional long-distance routes to Amtrak, which would expand access to 39 million Americans.

The US's railroad network is made up of around 140,000 miles of track, but many of our trains are slow and outdated. Over the last couple of decades, countries like China, Japan, the UK ...