There will be opportunities with the new Biden Administration in Washington, D.C. to state our case. A year ago, news was emerging from Wuhan, China about a new, dangerous form of flu. My stepson and his Chinese-born wife wisely cancelled their planned trip to China to celebrate the Chinese New Year with her family. Since then, we have all experienced significant disruption to our lives. Forecasters and rail industry analysts had expected 2020 to be a year of slow but steady growth compared to 2019. Passenger traffic was expected to grow. In 2019, Amtrak’s fare revenue was close to covering operating costs. Commuter rail traffic was also increasing as many people turned away from cars and road congestion. An improving economy was also expected to increase rail freight traffic.