Increase National Security

Adding flexibility and diversity to the overall national transportation network, HSIPR can help ensure national security by adding redundancy - an important factor when other modes are threatened. It also maximizes our national security by reducing our dependence on foreign oil. According to U.S. Department of Energy data, Amtrak is almost 20 percent more fuel efficient than domestic airline travel and 28 percent more efficient than auto travel on a per-passenger-mile basis.