Favicool t1_iyjwx64 wrote on December 1, 2022 at 11:04 PM 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 Couldn't they capture some Soviet trains from the area they occupied? Permalink Parent 53
Favicool t1_iyjwx64 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
Couldn't they capture some Soviet trains from the area they occupied?