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This isn't quite true. Some railroads in the Southern US adopted 5 ft broad gauge, same as Russia. This turned out to be a major disadvantage during the Americ
by bobthepanda 5y ago
This isn't quite true.
Some railroads in the Southern US adopted 5 ft broad gauge, same as Russia. This turned out to be a major disadvantage during the American Civil War because non-standard gauges made logistics more difficult.
American broad gauge was eliminated in 1886.