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well, I guess you will get a lot of answers, but I can say that in the "old days" of train orders, there was a rule, published in the timetable, regarding the priority of trains. usually starting with numbered first class passenger trains, working down from there(second class,third, etc.) Sometimes, for example, west bound trains are superior to east bound trains of the same class, or vice versa. In modern times, It's usually up to the dispatcher to decide. I know that when I worked for the Santa Fe, the dispatcher almost always gave amtrak prioity. Next I would say the 991-199 train to-from chicago. All the rest were just about the same, priority wise. (as least out here on the west coast!) <br /> Also understand that by the railroads definition, a "train" is only such when occuping the "main" line. If equipment is not on the main, it's not a train! <br /> <br />
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