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The rails themselves have enough room. The issues start with the nonstandard loading platforms, track profile and switches, and power, and continue for quite a
by bronson 3y ago
The rails themselves have enough room. The issues start with the nonstandard loading platforms, track profile and switches, and power, and continue for quite a while. Once you get everything working again, any cost savings are gone.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoany cost savings are gone. Until you want to expand to low (by BART's low standards) ridership areas like Contra Costa. Or once the area transit agencies are consolidated and then tasked with expanding e.g. SMART. Yeah it would've been best to standardize 30-40 years ago. There are still tangible benefits today especially as expanding rail service in the Bay Area becomes more popular. Besides, BART is struggling mightily with their proprietary power kit (e.g. mystery power spikes along the orange line).