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Originally Posted by DeltaNerd
I think the BSL cars are too wide for the MFL tunnels tight turning radius. I do have to agree that Septa should have bit the bullet and turned into standard gauge to possible connect with the NHSL. We are stuck with the Pennsylvania gauge for both trolleys and the MFL.
Is that the reason why the EL is so loud between Spring Garden all the way up to FTC because the structure was horribly rebuilt?
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the costs of changing out all the track to a new gauge would be astronomical. That is not some minor undertaking- hell, it may not even be possible. NOt only that, the dimensions of the cars are limited by the actual tunnel size, especially in turns. You can't just swap cars between lines when the lines were developed totally independent of each other. They don't even have the same third rail setup.