Investor Presentaiton
Goal: Economic and Social Well-Being of Rural Areas
Objective: Enhance access for historically
disadvantaged populations
○ Scope: Rural Population Living
Below the Poverty Threshold
(2020)
○ 1 million more people
could have access to passenger rail
services
○ a 59% increase
→ capturing 45% of the previously unserved population
Population in Millions
6M
5M
4M
3M
2M
1M
2M
Total Rural Population (2020)
Below the Poverty Threshold: 5M
OM
Baseline Network
+1M
2M
Preferred Network
Population of census tracts living below the poverty threshold outside of urbanized
areas served by the Baseline Network or Preferred Network. Values exclude Alaska
and Hawaii.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2020 Decennial Census, U.S. Census Bureau. 2020
Urbanized Areas boundaries, U.S. Census Bureau
Rural: population outside of urbanized areas
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA
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