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ibw0trr t1_iykerhg wrote
Reply to comment by beachedwhale1945 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
>If you sent a train from the US to Brazil, its better to completely change out the bogies
Or... You could containerize things into standard 40' long boxes and transload them to another train or to a big boat.
ibw0trr t1_iykey35 wrote
Reply to comment by Doggydog123579 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
I had never heard of this until tech connections did a bit on outlets.
Ring circuits seem like a great idea... Until one end gets broken and the other has to support the full potential amperage.