Amtrak has a stronger position on the East Coast where it owns track, while passenger services elsewhere depend on freight railways and receive lower priority in this comparison. Britain's Network Rail owns the infrastructure and sets priorities among operators. Its continuing losses are described as a means by which government subsidizes the railway. The comparison connects service priorities to infrastructure ownership.
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Track ownership determines railway access and priority
Track ownership affects the priority passenger trains receive and the way public money supports railway infrastructure.