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[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's because Amtrak only owns their own rails in the NEC (North East Corridor) Boston-NYC-Philly-DC. Everywhere else they are riding on privately owned freight railroad tracks, and the Amtrak trains are often shunted for freight to have priority.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Actually the law states that passenger rail has priority.

It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago