Andy Byford — the London-based transit consultant who swooped in to save the MTA from certain doom and was driven out by Cuomo — has been named an executive vice-president at Amtrak. awalkerinLA writes about his new role overseeing high-speed rail
for his focus on improving frequency and service, as well as infrastructural proposals to modernize the system end to end. By the time he exited, on-time arrivals had improved from 58 percent to 80 percent, often through basic upgrades like fixing outdated switches.
Still, Byford will have his work cut out for him. Biden has vowed to build the “cleanest, safest, and fastest rail system in the world,” but high-speed rail
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