[cgyvbunji]

> American [rail] was built on the cheap, and is not maintained correctly

edit: I'm not sure anymore; I know most of the network is well maintained, but there could be large sections that are not, I'm not up to date on it.

[defrost]

It's certainly been doing better since the previous US administration put some cash in the infrastructure jar.

2025 Infrastructure Report Card | ASCE

  The 2025 grades range from a B in ports to a D in stormwater and transit. For the first time since 1998, no Report Card categories were rated D−. Among the 18 categories assessed, eight saw grade increases. 

~ https://infrastructurereportcard.org/

I dare say the next report card might not be so rosy.

Rail: B-

~ https://infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/rail-infrastru...