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Re:Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have b... by inferiorhuman on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @06:23AM (#43830711) 

  Yah it's BART that uses an odd track gauge
Mainline BART. e-BART uses standard gauge diesel trains and the half billion dollar Oakland Airport shuttle is a completely bespoke cable car monstrosity.

  withstand wind shear
Specifically on the Golden Gate Bridge. Which may or may not be true. The track gauge is perhaps the most standard thing about BART cars.
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Re:Reports of the death of California High-Speed Rail have b... by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @04:54AM (#43842720)
> Specifically on the Golden Gate Bridge

BART never operated on the Golden Gate Bridge (or any of the other Bay Area bridges).

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