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Originally Posted by OhioGuy
North of Denver it's all commuter rail while south of Denver it's all light rail. I'm guessing most of the denser population centers in the Denver metro area are concentrated from the city southward?
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There has also been issues with safety regarding the use of LRT's on tracks that will run adjacent to freight tracks. Several of the northern Fast Track lines run in existing freight corridors, and the concern is that if a freight train were to derail, a light rail car wouldn't be able to stand up to the impact, thus the need for heavier rail cars like the DMU or EMU.