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One of the biggest improvements is absolutely free to do (by Congress). Give passenger rail priority. No where in the Western world does a passenger train hav
by apexalpha 6y ago
One of the biggest improvements is absolutely free to do (by Congress).
Give passenger rail priority.
No where in the Western world does a passenger train have to give way to a freight train. It' s always the other way around. Except in the US. In the US when freight companies are late they make passenger trains wait.
They can do this because they own the track. But with a presidential stroke of a pen many delays in Amtrak can be resolved in one go.
- mamon 6y agoSince freight companies own the tracks the only way to do it would be if government bought them, which I assume would cost hundreds billions of dollars. Just passing a bill giving passenger trains priority would be unconstitutional because it would interfere with property rights of the owner.