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In response to "What does passenger rail mean? Amtrak? We built new subway lines recently. Does that not count? -- nm" by Krusty

Subways are considered rapid transit, not passenger rail, also fun fact -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii, vice president (aka znufrii) Sep 13 '23, 06:17

NYC subways do not have a physical connection to the federal railroad system, so are not governed by FRA regulations

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From everything I've read it's not specific to a type of train system other than it not include cargo. - Krusty Sep 13, 08:19
Also Portland opened a new commuter line in 2009, but apparently that doesn’t count either? - znufrii, vice president Sep 13, 06:23
tries to find a way to incorporate a joke about an achillies heel in response, but I failed - nm - tRuMaN Sep 13, 06:19

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