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   Adam H. Kerman to hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com   
   Re: Passenger versus freight was Re: Hoo   
   10 Apr 15 20:36:54   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 9:54:00 AM UTC-4, Clark F Morris wrote:   
      
   >>Given that SEPTA needs to upgrade to high level platforms for ADA and   
   >>performance reasons, this could make a lot of sense.   
      
   >SEPTA does NOT need to upgrade to high level platforms for ADA.  A small   
   >mini platform is all that is needed, which is much cheaper to build.   
      
   There's nothing inexpensive about such platforms. There's one at   
   Ogden Dunes CSS&SB, a notoriously expensive station. It also has moving   
   parts to lower that bridge, breaks down often. It was so expensive,   
   they didn't build any others.   
      
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