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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by distances on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:32AM (#21040475)
In Europe passenger trains never wait for cargo to pass. Different priorities.
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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by mentalpiracy on Sunday September 22, 2019 @08:40AM (#21041098)
The US has this type of prioritization enshrined in the same piece of legislation that created Amtrak in the first place.

Actual use of this almost never happens, however.

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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by markus92 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:26AM (#21040621)
It happens sometimes, if there's delays and it'd make more sense for a cargo train to go in front of a slower commuter train. But absolutely not on the scale it happens at in the US.
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