they once changed the gague of all southern railroads in the us in like
36 hours
which is incredibly impressive

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@catoutofbed a googled this and In "1871 no less than 23 different gauges existed in the United States, ranging in width from three to six feet"

3 foot rail road

@catoutofbed ALSO im amused that they changed their gauges from 5 to 4 foot 9 inches, which is still half an inch off from the standard of 4 foot 8.5

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