CNN CNN Newsroom With Carol Costello May 14, 2015 14:38:00
Rail in north america. here is a sobering fact though. amtrak lost a staggering $227 million last year. so there's a question hanging in the air out there, why not just dump amtrak sell it to a private company and call it a day. let's talk about that with congressman and democrat from maryland. good morning, sir. >> good to be here carol. >> why not just dump it get rid of subsidies and sell it to a private company. >> part of the problem with amtrak and cuts last year 250 million this year. amtrak would make money if they are operating on the east coast. amtrak has the whole country and a lot...