The Washington Post, 4/29:
Getting there on time: Who goes first, Amtrak or a freight train? A court rules.
It’s a question that has brought dread to high school math students for generations: “Two trains leave Chicago” on different routes at different speeds, which one will reach St. Louis first? A court ruling may throw a new variable into the mix: Is the train carrying freight or passengers?
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday struck down a 2008 law intended to make sure that Amtrak passenger trains arrived on time, even if that meant freight trains had to cool their heels while Amtrak rushed through.
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