Corrine Brown Quotes

Passengers want options, and when they have options, like passenger rail, they choose them.

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.

A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems.

We talk a lot about infrastructure in cities, and it's talking about highways and it's talking about trains, but I think more important to people who are low income is, how do I get from here to there? How do I become part of the affluence that's surrounding me?

Beyond highways and roads, we need more money for mass transit, intercity passenger rail and freight rail. We have a long way to go to bridge the funding gaps.

The rail service is important for my district.

Nobody, in any part of the world, has figured out a way to make money on passenger railroads. It's a matter of social policy.

The people of South Jersey, and local, state, and federal Representatives will not allow a permanent closure of the Atlantic City Rail Line.

The railways should be run in the best interest of passengers and, overall, taxpayer's money should be spent improving the network, not subsiding it.

I understand that some people are angry about taxi services. A taxi fare hike should be accompanied by better customer service.

In Delhi, I have never taken an auto, while in Mumbai, if there is an auto strike, my life will come to a full stop.

I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage.

As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congressional district that counts on safe, reliable rail service, I am a strong supporter of providing this vital industry the funding necessary to continue operations.

I don't have a motorcar, so I've got to know and be fairly fond of the buses.

How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.

Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service.

I lived at home and I cycled every morning to the railway station to travel by train to Johannesburg followed by a walk to the University, carrying sandwiches for my lunch and returning in the evening the same way.

It's absolutely essential that Melbourne, and Victoria, has a rail link to the airport.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

People have to make journeys, what we want is people to have alternatives in public transport so that they can make a choice about the sort of way in which they're going to travel.

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.

I'm very bullish on the streetcar.

I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats.

I'd rather go by bus.

People don't want to cut back on the railroads, and they haven't ridden the damn things in years.