Meanwhile you might enjoy reading this history lesson from a friend at
Southampton University.
The USA 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...
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