Pijany_Matematyk767

Pijany_Matematyk767 t1_jaeq4wv wrote

Reply to comment by nowaybrose in How's your trains? by return2ozma

One problem with this is getting the political will to make an elevated big highway is waaaay easier than getting the political will for a modern elevated train track

Depending on how straight the highway is, trying to have the track run parallel to it might require slowing down the trains on some turns

And we also have to ask if a track in the median with overpasses is cheaper than just running the rail track separate from the highway

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Pijany_Matematyk767 t1_jaehzya wrote

Reply to comment by nowaybrose in How's your trains? by return2ozma

Using the median might not be the greatest idea since then youll have to have train tracks cross the highway, and that will most likely require either a tunnel or an overpass (neither of which are cheap), Plus id guess the median isnt wide enough for 2 tracks. And theres also the risk of collision in case a bad driver fucks up. Trains would be nice but the median of a highway is probably not the place for them

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