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SUMMARY:The Day the Tracks Changed
DESCRIPTION:\r\nOne reason the South lost the Civil War was that there
  was no standard \"gauge\" (the distance from the left hand rail to th
 e right hand rail).  It had been mostly standardized in the Northern 
 states.\r\n\r\nWhen standardized, trains can run from state to state -
  and freight and passengers do not need to be unloaded and reloaded at
  different cities.\r\n\r\nTo FINALLY get the nation onto a standard ga
 uge, there was a requirement to stop all traffic and move one side of 
 the rails.\r\nThe date chosen for this monumental task was\r\n\r\nhttp
 ://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html\r\n\r\nhttps://www.h
 istory.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-changed-america\n\nFor more 
 information visit https://agilephilly.ning.com/events/the-day-the-trac
 ks-changed
DTSTART;TZID=America/Anguilla:20260531T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anguilla:20260531T235900
CATEGORIES:historical, train, railroad, gauge, change
LOCATION:across the U.S.
WEBSITE:http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html
URL:http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1966/66-8/gauge.html
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:trackmen throughout the nation
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 /file/get/7106641871?profile=original
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="John Vor
 is, Lead Coordinator":https://agilephilly.ning.com/profile/JohnVoris
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