King Street underpass at the transit hub

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Is the plan for the track to eventually be straightened out to the historic alignment?  I noticed as I crossed at Duke this weekend that the 'new' track and the bridge overpass actually appears to shift the alignment south from the historic alignment.  If the track isn't shifted, trains would have an S-curve after they pass the current train station.

I have always wondered about this. I assume the only way they could build the current bridge and keep railway traffic moving was to shift the alignment. They also had to increase the elevation too. I am not sure why they did this. Once again I assume to reduce the gradient of road going under. But considering the future transit hub it is not bad to have railway traffic slow in this area.