Amtrak 2035 Map: Hopes and Challenges Amtrak 2035 Map: Hopes and Challenges Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor As Amtrak marks its 50th anniversary, many are reflecting on the railroad’s past half-century and wondering how it will do in the next. “America’s Railroad” recently released a map showing the services it would like to offer by 2035; 14 years from now. As planning frontiers go, that is not a very long time. For us seniors, who remember the entire Amtrak era, it feels like an eternity; far beyond our lifetimes. Amtrak system in 2021. Everybody seems to be talking about the plan. One advocate called it “propaganda.” while