Railroad Tracks
The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England , and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were […]
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Railroad tracks
This is fascinating. The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. *Why was that gauge used? Because that’s the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. *Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail […]
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