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Re: Is this true?
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 00:39:28 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Matt Nourot writes:
Hi all,
I copied the following from an email sent to me by a freind, can anyone
confirm or flame it?

The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5
inches...

I see your a Straight Dope fan too.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000218.html

- Barbara



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  Re: Is this true?
 
(...) That was one of the best parts of the SL Weekly. (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Is this true?
 
Hi all, I copied the following from an email sent to me by a freind, can anyone confirm or flame it? The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)

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