blibla@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 4 个月前You vs the person they tell you not to worry aboutslrpnk.netimagemessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1644
arrow-up1644imageYou vs the person they tell you not to worry aboutslrpnk.netblibla@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 4 个月前message-square100fedilink
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·4 个月前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.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 个月前Actually the law states that passenger rail has priority. It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it
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.
Actually the law states that passenger rail has priority.
It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it
Correct.