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No I can assure you that it’s just not possible to go faster with the infrastructure and freight rail priorities we have in the US
by travisporter 3y ago
No I can assure you that it’s just not possible to go faster with the infrastructure and freight rail priorities we have in the US
- musicale 3y agoI wonder if it could be possible to enable Amtrak - or passengers - to sue to enforce the law that says it has priority over freight? "By Federal law, with only very few exceptions Amtrak passenger trains must be given preference over freight trains in using any rail line. Unfortunately, only the Department of Justice can enforce this law, and it has brought only one enforcement action against a freight company in Amtrak’s history, and that was nearly 40 years ago! As a result, freight railroads suffer no significant consequences for prioritizing their freight over our country’s rail passengers."[1] (emphasis mine) [1] https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CY2017-Report-Card-–-FAQ-–-Route-Details.pdf https://media.amtrak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CY2017-R...