"You could almost mistake it for an ad. Last week, the far-right Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was on the Amtrak Crescent traveling from the nation's capital to her home state, and she was enchanted. "The sweetest people run the train," she posted on X, alongside a video of the autumnal landscape rushing by. "And the morning views of my north Georgia mountains made me smile and warmed my heart.""
"As Greene said, she'd wound up on the train because of "flight delays and cancellations," a result of the government shutdown. (Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past week, and delays have been common as unpaid air traffic controllers are overworked or walk off the job entirely.) Previously, Greene had been no particular fan of the train- in 2021, she voted against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law."
Marjorie Taylor Greene rode the Amtrak Crescent from Washington to north Georgia and praised the staff and scenic morning views after posting videos. She took the train due to flight delays and cancellations caused by the government shutdown that left many air traffic controllers unpaid and overworked. Greene previously opposed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $66 billion rail funding but now rode and praised Amtrak. Airport disruptions have driven many travelers to rail, and Amtrak predicts double-digit early booking growth for Thanksgiving 2025. Amtrak's service still faces operational gaps and route limitations in ordinary times.
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