To get more money for railroads

"... there is an even better way for the Legislature to help New York’s railroads become more dependable and faster. More lawmakers should abandon their cars and S.U.V.’s and take the train. Only about a dozen legislators regularly travel by rail to the state capital. Just as Mr. Bruno’s experience helped fuel his support of high-speed railroads, a few more Amtrak tickets might finally get the rest of the Legislature on the right track."

So says the New York Times in the regional editorial, "Riding the High-Speed Rail."