End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditional dining car

Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by protomyth on Sunday September 22, 2019 @04:40PM (#21043788)

Because, depending on what the schedule the freight is on and the terms, it can cost a lot of cash if the train is late. There are a lot of moving parts with freight, so passengers are no where near the priority.

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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by compuguy on Sunday September 22, 2019 @05:10PM (#21043976)

I get that, but technically Amtrak has priority. None of the freight railroads abide by that unfortunately....

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Re:End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditiona... by protomyth on Sunday September 22, 2019 @06:52PM (#21044496)

I think a great many more people would be affected if those freight railroads didn't get to go first.

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