valeyard89 t1_iykcbte wrote
Reply to comment by CarelessHisser in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
yeah crossing the border on the transsiberian from China to Mongolia, they lift up the train cars and swap out wheels (bogies).
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