Hey, Mike -
I didn't write that -
Willie did.
PLEASE be more careful in your attributions henceforth!!
And besides, if you read the Snopes article (to which you linked) carefully, it really doesn't
completely discredit the idea that standard gauge was based on the Roman chariot's gauge,
only that the several other gauges in use in early England and the U.S. eventually succumbed
to the two-horses-asses standard initially adopted by George Stephenson
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Roosso
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2015 02:40PM by Russo Loco.