President Biden is announcing $8.2 billion in new federal funding for 10 passenger rail projects across the country.

The Biden-Harris Administration announced $8.2 billion in new funding for ten major passenger rail projects across the nation as part of its Investing in America Agenda, including the nation’s first high-speed rail projects.

New passenger rail projects across the country are getting a major funding boost from the Transportation Department.

The Department of Transportation announced more than $6 billion in grant funding for high-speed rail projects this week.

California's ambitious high-speed rail project that aims to move travelers from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in under three hours still faces significant funding challenges despite a $3.1 billion federal award.

Further, high-speed rail is facing more competition for intercity rail grant funds within California and beyond. FRA also granted $3 billion to the private rail provider, Brightline, which hopes to build a line connecting Rancho Cucamonga in the Inland Empire to Las Vegas by 2028.