raytaylor t1_iylpepp wrote
Reply to comment by kokopilau 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
Since containerization I dont think this is much of a problem now. But I can see from a passenger comfort aspect that wider gauges are better.
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