dontwantablowjob t1_iyjwd6u wrote on December 1, 2022 at 11:00 PM Reply to 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 And over here in Edinburgh we have been building a very small tram line through the city that's 8.7 miles long. It's been under construction now for 14 years counting. Permalink 57
dontwantablowjob t1_iyjwd6u wrote
Reply to 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
And over here in Edinburgh we have been building a very small tram line through the city that's 8.7 miles long. It's been under construction now for 14 years counting.