Thought this was interesting:
Railroads
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
built the US Railroads.
Why did t
In a message dated 9/20/2005 11:57:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
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> Railroads
>
> 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?
>
Looks like this is another urban legend
