stackyFACTSEver wonder why an Amtrak train routinely pulls over to a dead stop in the middle of cornfields for three hours?
Ever wonder why an Amtrak train routinely pulls over to a dead stop in the middle of cornfields for three hours? It's not a scenic detour. Passenger trains in the US rarely own the steel tracks they drive on; giant freight conglomerates do. By law, passenger trains are supposed to get priority, but massive two-mile-long coal trains physically cannot pull over, so your cross-country vacation essentially plays second fiddle to a shipment of toilet paper.
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