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guymonmd

April 23, 2015 12:37PM

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No one has addressed the gauge question yet.
I could find no indication that B&O has ever been any gauge other than the standard 4' 8.5"
Originally they pulled horse drawn carriages in wooden rails and granite ties.

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NG/NNG history	dougvv	April 21, 2015 10:41AM
Re: NG/NNG history	Rich Muth	April 21, 2015 11:18AM
Re: NG/NNG history	dougvv	April 21, 2015 04:23PM
Re: NG/NNG history	Fuzzy Money	April 22, 2015 06:09PM
Re: NG/NNG history	philip.marshall	April 22, 2015 08:05PM
Re: NG/NNG history	dougvv	April 22, 2015 08:42PM
Re: NG/NNG history	Ed Stabler	April 23, 2015 05:59AM
Re: NG/NNG history	dougvv	April 23, 2015 07:14AM
Re: NG/NNG history	guymonmd	April 23, 2015 12:37PM

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