HalusN8er t1_iymralj wrote on December 2, 2022 at 3:37 PM Reply to 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 2022: need to repave 5 miles of highway. 2 years later: we’re about half way done. Permalink 1
HalusN8er t1_iymralj wrote
Reply to 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
2022: need to repave 5 miles of highway. 2 years later: we’re about half way done.