Stimulus funding provides billions for commuter transit and Amtrak.

[WMAveteran]

THE WASHINGTON POST reported in the 2/14/2009 edition that the approved stimulus bill "includes nearly $50 billion over two years in direct funding from the Department of Transportation for highways, bridges, rail and other infrastructure.  " . . .; there is also $8.4 billion for commuter transit and $9.3 billion for Amtrak and high-speed passenger rail."