Train enthusiast Joe Biden commits federal funds to rail network

President Joe Biden responds to a question from a journalist as he leaves St Edmond’s Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

President Joe Biden, perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan, is set to promote new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor.

The Democratic president is headed to Bear, Delaware, on Monday to announce more than $16 billion in new funding that will go toward 25 passenger rail projects between Boston and Washington, the White House said.