momentimori t1_iykm5cz wrote
Reply to comment by firebat707 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
It's same reason is why Ukraine wants to change their railway gauge.
Make it harder for Russia to bring supplies for their invasion in whilst making it easier to import munitions from the rest of Europe.
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