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Old Posted Apr 19, 2012, 4:46 PM
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Technical Question:

Why is the trackway sometimes, for lack of better terminology, girder rail encased in concrete, but at other times standard rail on concrete ties? Seems like it would have been much cheaper to use standard rail/ties or rail/concrete base and maybe encourage grass or groundcovering (Barcelona, Lyon, etc.). Also would have brought a nice strip of green to a very concrete intensive place.
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