6 ms·
A frustrating thing is that US federal law requires that passenger trains get priority over freight, even on rail owned by freight lines. But it's on the Depart
by anamexis 4y ago
A frustrating thing is that US federal law requires that passenger trains get priority over freight, even on rail owned by freight lines. But it's on the Department of Justice to enforce this, which has been severely lacking.
- sidewndr46 4y agoI've never heard this before. Is it part of the US code or something like that? I'm assuming it'd be a regulation placed upon rail companies. If you have a reference for this I'd like to know more about it.
- jefftk 4y agohttp://blog.amtrak.com/2019/05/why-are-amtrak-trains-delayed-by-freight-trains/ http://blog.amtrak.com/2019/05/why-are-amtrak-trains-delayed...
- gambiting 4y agoSeems to be recent: https://specialty-freight.com/2021/06/us-requires-railroads-to-prioritize-passengers-over-freight/ https://specialty-freight.com/2021/06/us-requires-railroads-... "This April, the US Senate introduced the Rail Passenger Fairness Act, legislation that requires infrastructure managers to prioritize passenger trains over freight trains. Infrastructure managers will be brought to court for not complying. [...] the US is giving Amtrak, the nation’s main passenger carrier, the ability to take infrastructure managers to court for not providing preference to passenger rail operating on their rail lines."
- throwaway894345 4y agoWhy would this not be in the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation? Putting it on the DoJ seems ridiculous.