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Originally Posted by esquire
^ Fair enough if you want a good looking bridge, but let's not delude ourselves into thinking that we're buying some kind of functional improvement with that arch.
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I'm all for the arch, as it definitely looks better. It's also definitely functional. You don't need the center pier as the arch spans longer. Don't need to worry about constructing the pier in between CP tracks, don't have maintenance of the pier, don't have the safety concern if there's a derailment that hits the pier.
Anything that reduces the amount of work really close to rail lines is a win. Working beside rail lines is incredibly inefficient, as there can be no work whenever trains pass by.