Leo Express intends to bring privately funded, European style passenger trains to select markets in the United States as early as 2017, CNN/Money reports. Leo Express CEO Leos Novotny says the U.S. rail market, dominated by government-subsidized Amtrak, is ripe for innovation. The company is considering several routes to connect cities in the New York, Chicago and San Francisco regions. Leo Express intends to operate the trains on existing tracks owned by both Amtrak and private freight companies. The company plans to run lighter, all-aluminum trains and claims that the US government has already okayed the train it would like to use.
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