sgtkwol t1_iyiwmrd wrote on December 1, 2022 at 7:05 PM Reply to comment by qllv 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 Can't tell if this is satire or not! Permalink Parent −2−
sgtkwol t1_iyiwmrd wrote
Reply to comment by qllv 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
Can't tell if this is satire or not!