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[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago

Which is illegal, but unenforced

If the government owns the lines, it's a different story, but most of the rail lines in the US are privately owned. So in most of the US commuter rail is using freight tracks on contract, with one of the stipulations being that the freight trains get priority.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 46 minutes ago* (last edited 45 minutes ago)

Other way around. Amtrak does have priority on all tracks per the 1973 Amtrak Improvement Act. However, this isn't enforced, and the rail companies are kicking and screaming to keep it from being enforced.

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