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Re:My 300 Mile Lyft Ride From Chicago to Bradford by ryacko on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @10:10PM (#20511881)
No, the train system should be reorganized. Having multiple stops slows down travel. If Amtrak used shorter trains with a direct route, and all freight trains yielded to passenger trains, people will use more trains.

Otherwise any train trip that takes over eight hours is unpalatable, no matter how bad airport security becomes.

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Re:My 300 Mile Lyft Ride From Chicago to Bradford by sokoloff on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @02:51AM (#20512881)
The problem is Amtrak, at least in Northeast, is running on tracks mostly owned by the freight companies. No way they’re going to yield on the tracks they bought without Amtrak paying them handsomely for that.
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Re:My 300 Mile Lyft Ride From Chicago to Bradford by ryacko on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @07:44PM (#20521267)
The law states that a preference must be given to Amtrak over freight. The law can changed to give an absolute preference to Amtrak.

http://www2.laufer.com/freight-railroads-fight-new-rule-for-...

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