Because we've decided that trains should be for-profit, and then removed all the taxpayer resources that airlines and road transit get access to. And we've ensured trains will be unreliable in schedules by making them second-class citizens to freight rail — then wonder why nobody wants to use them.
How Washington Derailed Amtrak
A Washington mystery.
This is something that Bush was working on when he left office. He wanted to close them down completely. (Wonder why? 🙂