What's ahead for Åmtrak?

It's hard to know if Amtrak is on the right track or has been put off on a siding. There are new engineers handling the locomotive and I'm not sure if he knows the rules of the road or he's just going to feel his way along the track. Some news reports show improved ridership on some lines but there are still some crazies who think privatization is the way to go. What's the point of selling off your assets to create another bureaucratic nightmare? Adequate funding is what is desperately needed. Maybe if gasoline continues to be expensive the traveling public will wake up and take to public transportation.