Speeding up LD Amtrak Passenger trains cheaply (two questions)

The simple answer is ‘No’,

The different companies run their railway their way.
It is a nightmare most times.
As I mentioned previously trains here are ‘Not Late’ until eleven minutes have passed. A train arriving at a station nine minutes later than advertised is not late, but if I have a connection to another train inside that time; it has gone.

You think Amtrak has problems. Our railways have no problems (until after eleven minutes). Passengers here have lots of challenges and nobody in authority cares.

David