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minus-squarebrenstarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 days ago prioritized passenger traffic over freight Technically that’s already the law. But freight lines don’t care because the law isn’t enforced
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoThey often do prioritize passenger trains, but if it’s single track already occupied by a long, slow freight train, the passenger train is going to have to wait anyway.
Technically that’s already the law. But freight lines don’t care because the law isn’t enforced
They often do prioritize passenger trains, but if it’s single track already occupied by a long, slow freight train, the passenger train is going to have to wait anyway.