These purchases by Amtrak were controversial at the time, and the Department of Transportation blocked the transaction and withheld purchase funds for several months until Amtrak granted it control over reconstruction of the corridor.
På det tidspunkt var Amtraks køb af Northeast Corridor kontroversielt, og Department of Transportation blokerede for købet og tilbageholdt midlerne i flere måneder, indtil Amtrak fik tildelt kontrollen over rekonstruktionen af transportkorridoren.