artificialavocado t1_j7lya02 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 7:31 PM

I didn’t even know they ran passenger service from Pittsburgh to Philly.

Also all rail lines in the US should be seized and owned by the public. Maybe then we can actually get decent rail passenger service in this country.

Mr_Fraunces t1_j7m1ag5 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 7:50 PM

>should be seized and owned by the public

They have been federalized. Amtrak is the passenger service and Conrail is the freight service.

artificialavocado t1_j7m42q6 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Almost all railroads are privately owned in the US save a few lines in the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak is a public passenger service running on private lines. That’s why it sucks. The private freight companies always prioritize their stuff over Amtrak.

SendAstronomy t1_j7nyyjc wrote on February 8, 2023 at 4:01 AM

Amtrak owns its line between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. It's why the service there is good and beyond that they get stuck behind Norfolk Southern trains trying to get to and from Pittsburgh.

Newt451 t1_j7opfx7 wrote on February 8, 2023 at 8:57 AM

seized? o.k. comrade.

artificialavocado t1_j7os8bq wrote on February 8, 2023 at 9:38 AM

These people love socialism when it is for them. When it is me or you it’s “bootstraps.” When you run to “big government” these guys say they hate looking for a handout or public intervention because their business is going under, fine, then the public becomes part owner until it is paid back. That’s how business is supposed to work. We don’t even have capitalism anymore. This is corporatism.