Train travel makes a comeback

MSN Money reports on the revival of train travel in the US. "Amtrak set a national ridership record of 31.2 million passengers in fiscal 2012 -- including a new record 11.4 million travelers on its Northeast Corridor services. Amtrak says it currently carries 'three passengers for every one airline passenger between New York and Washington, and carries more passengers between New York and Boston than all the airlines combined.' " Amtrak is expanding its Acela service in the Northeast Corridor. New intercity rail lines are in the works in many parts of the country, including Chicago to Omaha, Richmond to Norfolk, and Southern California to  Los Vegas.