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SUMMARY:Changing The Gauge
DESCRIPTION:On May 31, 1886 - all over America was a change that we li
 ve with which is one that goes unquestioned now.\r\n\r\nThis was when 
 in the course of 36 hours, the Gauge of Railroad Track ( the distance 
 from one steel rail to the other) truly became standardized.\r\n\r\nTh
 e tale of the change in \"gauge homogeneity\" to 4 foot 8.5 inches\r\n
 http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html\r\nand\r\nhttps:
 //kottke.org/14/09/the-days-they-changed-the-gauge\r\nand\r\nthe best 
 article on the change and its rationale is here . . .\r\nhttp://trn.tr
 ains.com/railroads/abcs-of-railroading/2006/05/a-history-of-track-gaug
 e\r\n\"The damage this movement did was much worse elsewhere. It festo
 oned most of sub-Saharan Africa with a gauge (3 feet, 6 inches) poorly
  suited to the heavy mineral traffic its railways handled, and it bese
 t India, Australia, and Argentina with serious problems of gauge incom
 patibility.\r\nand\r\n\"Essentially, this interpretation (for wider ga
 uge) is based on the fact that area-volume ratios of cylinders become 
 more favorable as size increases. As a consequence, large boilers prod
 uce their output at a lower average cost than small ones. On a broad-g
 auge steam locomotive, the boiler could be larger and slung lower for 
 greater stability. \r\n\r\n The drawback is that wider width means m
 ore timber is used for the Railroad ties.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n\nFor more 
 information visit https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/changing-the-gau
 ge
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CATEGORIES:historical
LOCATION:All over America, but mostly in the Southern States
WEBSITE:http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html
URL:http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:John C. Gault, general manager of the Cincinnati, New Orlean
 s & Texas Pacific
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="John Vor
 is, Lead Coordinator":https://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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