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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by brownindian on Thursday March 21, 2019 @10:56PM (#19459276)
Wendover did a video on this a couple years ago. Basically saying why trains suck in America. And the reason is the same: freight gets priority because Amtrak does not own the track, freight companies do. https://youtu.be/mbEfzuCLoAQ
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Re:There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did ... by bobthepanda on Friday March 22, 2019 @04:30PM (#19466590)
It’s the law that passenger trains should get priority, but actual enforcement of this law is nonexistent, and Amtrak does not have as much money to spend on counsel.
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