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Wheels too thin for frogs

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, May 6, 2022 10:46 PM

HART rail  lacks funds  studying shorting over 1 mile.

HART Board Approves A New Honolulu Rail Plan For A Shorter Route (msn.com)

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Posted by daveklepper on Friday, May 27, 2022 7:10 AM

I happen to agree with Zugman in the case of this specific rail line.  From the photo, there ap;ears plenty of real-estate for two simple crossovers instead of a sizzors arrangement.  Sure, in NY and Chicago, most places there is not sch an option, and perhaps the designers of this system somply wished to mimic "the established."

 

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Posted by Former Car Maintainer on Saturday, November 19, 2022 11:07 AM
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Posted by Euclid on Saturday, November 19, 2022 3:19 PM

My immediate reaction is that they are underestimating the cracking problem.

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