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Re:Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Fr... by jcranmer on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @05:17PM (#16532599)
What happens is that the freight trains gives Amtrak a window for its timetable. In that window, Amtrak gets priority. Miss the window, and Amtrak has to wait for freight trains. There's a separate issue that some freight operators will decide to screw Amtrak over (even within their nominal window) and just eat the fines instead.
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Re:Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Fr... by 1812Overture on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @07:23PM (#16533391)
In Tucson AZ it was a constant problem that freight trains would either blow through town at full speed or crawl through level crossings blocking traffic rather than obeying speed laws. It was always cheaper for them to pay the fines than to comply.
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