> 2) freight trains don't get priority over passenger trains Interestingly in the northwestern u.s. (and I suspect throughout the western u.s.) the main rail c

> 2) freight trains don't get priority over passenger trains Interestingly in the northwestern u.s. (and I suspect throughout the western u.s.) the main rail corridors prioritize freight. Discovered this while, as a regular Seattle - Portland traveler, I found myself stationary while lumber rolled by. Amtrak's leases are subordinate to the freight lines.