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minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoActually, the trains aren’t moving faster. I don’t think there’s a single significant span of passenger rail rated for more than 60mph in the US.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoPlus commuter trains get delayed frequently to make way for cargo trains.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s because Amtrak only owns their own rails in the NEC (North East Corridor) Boston-NYC-Philly-DC. Everywhere else they are riding on privately owned freight railroad tracks, and the Amtrak trains are often shunted for freight to have priority.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoActually the law states that passenger rail has priority. It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it
Actually, the trains aren’t moving faster. I don’t think there’s a single significant span of passenger rail rated for more than 60mph in the US.
Plus commuter trains get delayed frequently to make way for cargo trains.
That’s because Amtrak only owns their own rails in the NEC (North East Corridor) Boston-NYC-Philly-DC. Everywhere else they are riding on privately owned freight railroad tracks, and the Amtrak trains are often shunted for freight to have priority.
Actually the law states that passenger rail has priority.
It’s just unenforced so freight ignores it