VeryJoyfulHeart59 t1_iyn1sah wrote
Reply to comment by kokopilau 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
This TIL is so interesting. I had always assumed railways were standard all over there world because of this story I had heard back in the '80s.
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