美國司法部:Norfolk Southern需優先讓Amtrak列車先行




美國司法部指示諾福克南方鐵路優先安排阿姆特拉克客運列車

美國司法部於週二宣布,諾福克南方鐵路(Norfolk Southern)已同意對阿姆特拉克(Amtrak)客運列車給予「最高優先權」,優先於貨運列車行駛。

此項和解協議解決了司法部指控諾福克南方鐵路在阿姆特拉克的「新月線」路線(Crescent Route)上,從紐約市至新奧爾良的客運列車被延誤,違反聯邦法律的問題。根據聲明,諾福克南方鐵路表示,此協議反映了該公司長期以來根據法律要求,為阿姆特拉克列車提供優先權的努力,並建立了未來的合作程序,包括定期檢討調度員培訓,以及評估和處理阿姆特拉克列車延誤的措施。

阿姆特拉克尚未對此事發表回應。

新月線路線全長約1,377英里(2,216公里),途經33個城鎮及城市,諾福克南方鐵路控制其中1,140英里路段,並負責該路段所有列車(包括貨運列車)的調度工作。

拜登政府將提升客運鐵路服務和高速鐵路項目視為重要優先事項,並於2024年7月對諾福克南方鐵路提起民事訴訟。雖然聯邦法律要求諾福克南方鐵路必須優先安排阿姆特拉克列車,但司法部當時指出,該鐵路經常未能遵守規定,導致廣泛的延誤,對乘客造成不便,影響阿姆特拉克的財務表現,並阻礙客運鐵路的發展。

司法部指出,2023年有約266,000名乘客乘坐新月線路線,但只有24%的南行列車能準時抵達目的地。

和解協議中,諾福克南方鐵路同意加強員工培訓,確保在非緊急情況下,調度決策必須獲得主管批准,且不得降低阿姆特拉克列車的優先權。此外,諾福克南方還需提供新月線路線上阿姆特拉克列車延誤的相關記錄。

評論與啟示

這宗案件突顯出美國鐵路系統中客貨運之間的權力平衡問題。長期以來,貨運鐵路因為經濟利益驅動,往往優先於客運列車,但這種做法對乘客體驗及公共運輸發展極為不利。司法部介入並促成和解,反映政府在推動公共交通優先發展上的決心,尤其是在拜登政府積極推動綠色交通及高鐵建設的大背景下。

從更廣義角度看,這亦是城市與鄉村、貨運與客運利益如何共融的典型例子。客運列車的延誤不僅影響出行效率,更削弱了公共交通的吸引力,阻礙減少私家車使用、降低碳排放的政策目標。諾福克南方的承諾若能落實,將有助提升客運服務質素,改變過去貨運優先的慣例。

然而,如何在保障貨運利益與提升客運服務間取得長遠平衡,仍是未來需要持續監督和改進的課題。司法部要求定期檢討調度員培訓和延誤記錄的制度,顯示監管機制的強化是確保落實的關鍵。此案例亦為香港等地公共交通系統帶來參考價值,尤其是在多用途路線或共用軌道的調度策略上,如何兼顧效率與公平,是城市交通管理不可忽視的挑戰。

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