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Passenger trains in the United States vs Europe (i.redd.it)
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[โ€“] JamesFire@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Federal law requires that passenger trains be given priority

https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/HostRailroadReports/mythbusters-enforcing-amtraks-legal-right-to-preference.pdf

[โ€“] SparroHawc@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

However, a law that isn't enforced doesn't really exist.