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minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·28 days agoThat’s because Amtrak only owns their own rails in the NEC (North East Corridor) Boston-NYC-Philly-DC. Everywhere else they are riding on privately owned freight railroad tracks, and the Amtrak trains are often shunted for freight to have priority.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·28 days agoActually the law states that passenger rail has priority. It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it
That’s because Amtrak only owns their own rails in the NEC (North East Corridor) Boston-NYC-Philly-DC. Everywhere else they are riding on privately owned freight railroad tracks, and the Amtrak trains are often shunted for freight to have priority.
Actually the law states that passenger rail has priority.
It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it
Correct.