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Round 7: Tossup 5

Companies in this industry like Ferromex run operations that, due to their (10[1])danger to non-customer users, are called La Bestia. This industry may use “precision scheduled” logistics developed by Hunter Harrison that have led to widespread worker complaints. The Canadian ALTO is a company in this industry created as a more frequent alternative to VIA. The NTSB disputed (10[1])a controlled release of vinyl chloride after a February 2023 (10[1])incident in this industry in East Palestine, (10[1])Ohio. A proposed (-5[1])July 2025 (10[1])merger in this industry (-5[1])seeks to combine Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. For 10 points, in what (10[1])industry is freight cargo supposed to have lower priority than Amtrak? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: railroad industry [or railroading industry or railway industry or train industry; accept Union Pacific Railroad; accept Norfolk Southern Railway; accept VIA Rail; prompt on surface transportation; prompt on freight transportation]
<McGill C, Current Events> | Packet G
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Annika LarsonClaremont AUCLA A1110
Jas WangUCLA FUCSD B5710
Jonathan KoehlerUCLA CUCLA B6710
Winston ZuoUC Santa BarbaraClaremont B7410
Brenna ScottUCLA DUSC B77-5
Diego MongeClaremont CUSC A7910
Cliodora SelyuzhitskyUCSD AUCLA E83-5
Anthony ChenUSC BUCLA D9610
Joseph WangUCLA EUCSD A10810

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓4100%0%74.25
Southern CaliforniaMain✓7100%29%70.29
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓4100%0%46.25
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓9100%0%50.56
FloridaMain✓4100%0%76.50
Great LakesMain✓11100%9%59.73
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓9100%22%73.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓9100%11%47.11
MidwestMain✓9100%0%51.67
NorthMain✓4100%0%34.75
PacificMain✓8100%0%60.13
South CentralMain✓6100%0%56.33
SoutheastMain✓12100%8%68.33
Upstate NYMain✓1100%0%8.00