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Posted by Olog-hai on Sun Jun 18 21:11:07 2006, in response to Re: Study Re: Here comes Staten Is. Light Rail, posted by tydev417 on Sun Jun 18 20:59:50 2006. Read your own quoted statement again:Light rail systems are generally cheaper to build than heavy rail, since the infrastructure does not need to be as substantial, and tunnels are generally not required as is the case with most metro systemsThat's a general statement, which is actually filled with utter nonspecific BS. The "insubstantial" infrastructure they are talking about is street-bound alignment. Elevated structures and tunnels with light rail are built to the same standards as heavy rail, not to mention the actual rails (HBLRT and "River LINE" have 115 lb/yd rails and concrete ties, remember—you can run commuter rail on tracks like that). |
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