Posted Sep 30, 2013, 12:15 AM
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Aspiring Amateur
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 415
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The only reason the broad gauge was chosen was so that the trains would be more stable in crosswinds over the Golden Gate Bridge. Otherwise, there's no real advantage over standard gauge. Considering that it makes almost everything BART builds 60% more expensive, it probably would be a good idea to consider standard gauge for future projects (as they have for eBART).
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