( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “of the country.” The federal government alleges in a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern that the railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak between New York and New Orleans. [CutID: <Cuts> FREIGHT-TRAIN-DELAYS-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 27s Title: FREIGHT-TRAIN-DELAYS-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: of the country] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————— VERBATIM: The […]
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Lawsuit says Norfolk Southern’s freight trains cause chronic delays for Amtrak
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “of the country.”
The federal government alleges in a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern that the railroad has been causing chronic delays for Amtrak between New York and New Orleans.
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Time: 27s
Title: FREIGHT-TRAIN-DELAYS-house-q-WEDam
Out-cue: of the country]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: The lawsuit claims Norfolk Southern is forcing the passenger trains to wait while its massive freight trains pass. The Justice Department took the unusual step of filing a lawsuit because it says Norfolk Southern is consistently violating the federal law that requires Amtrak’s trains to get priority when they cross a freight railroad’s tracks. Amtrak relies on tracks owned by one of the six major freight railroads across most of the country.