Can Elon Musk's The Boring Company Rescue Amtrak’s $8.5 Billion Disaster?

The federal government is exploring new ways to rein in costs on one of Amtrak’s biggest infrastructure projects. Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, The Boring Company, is now in talks with transportation officials to potentially take over or advise on the troubled Frederick Douglass Tunnel between Baltimore and Washington. The deal could save billions—or entangle Musk deeper in a web of conflicting interests.