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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 3:08 pm
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Originally Posted by slawecki
Can Amtrak & Metro equipment run on the same track?
No -- I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the fact that the Metro trains run on a nonstandard 5'6" gauge track wide compared to the standard 4'8" used almost everywhere else in the US. The gauge is the same as is used by BART in the SF area.
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