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And yet it’s still more reliable and has higher efficiency than whatever Amtrak and the MTA are doing. It’s honestly kind of incredible just how much they have

• mschuster91 4y ago
  The problem with Amtrak is that the US railway network belongs to freight train operators, and these prioritize their own freight trains over Amtrak despite the law prohibiting that [1] [2]. In Germany, most freight trains run at night because at daytime many tracks are at capacity with passenger trains. [1] https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Amtrak-has-priority-over-freight-but-5923268.php https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Amtrak-has-priority-o... [2] https://specialty-freight.com/2021/06/us-requires-railroads-to-prioritize-passengers-over-freight/ https://specialty-freight.com/2021/06/us-requires-railroads-...
  • ghaff 4y ago
    >The problem with Amtrak is that the US railway network belongs to freight train operators That doesn't generally apply to the Northeast Corridor though which I assume was being referenced by the mention of the MTA. That said, while it's certainly imperfect, Amtrak is actually pretty reasonable for the most part on that route. Certainly the epic delays that are fairly common on Amtrak long distance trains elsewhere are rare on that corridor outside of major infrastructure problems, such as power failures.