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I'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 refe

I'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 ago
http://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 ago
Seems 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."
- anamexis 4y ago
  It dates to Amtrak’s creation in 1971. The 2021 law just reaffirmed it.
- zardo 4y ago
  And yet they still run freight trains that are too long to use the sidings available on the route.