Norfolk Southern Accused of Delaying Amtrak Passenger Trains (1)

US authorities accused Norfolk Southern Corp. of causing repeated delays of Amtrak passenger trains along a lengthy route spanning New York City to New Orleans.

The railroad has routinely given freight trains preference over passenger trains along a 1,140-mile stretch of the Crescent Route, a violation of federal law, the Justice Department said in a civil complaint Tuesday. The agency cited examples including Norfolk forcing an Amtrak train to wait over an hour while three separate freight trains passed.

“Americans should not experience travel delays because rail carriers break the law,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. ...