They do this shit at least 3 times a week here in south Mississippi, and its a fucking freight train with over a hundred train cars usually.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
    9·
    23 hours ago

    I imagine a big part of it is lack of infrastructure spendinf.

    • Is there a place to stop for whatever reason they’re stopping?
    • Are there always at least two tracks to prevent bottlenecks?
    • are sidings big enough to fit any train allowed?
    • are there sufficient non-grade crossings?

    Or are we just letting freight lines continue to milk century old infrastructure without regard to anyone else?

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      23 hours ago

      ~300 feet to the right and they had a perfect parking spot, with three split rails to manage and rearrange their train cars. But the main rail, only one rail, shared between freight and passenger trains.

      If they had train problems, well that’s understandable. Just not 3+ times a week! At least Amtrak doesn’t park…

      They ain’t got their shit together, that’s for sure. ☹️