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- The standard railroad gauge in the U.S. is 4 feet, 8.5 inches, which is believed to have derived from the way that rail lines were built in England1. Engineers based the width of their railroads on the spacing of road ruts in Imperial Rome, which were in turn designed to accommodate the size of horses’ rear ends1. The U.S. federal safety standards allow the standard gauge to vary from 4 ft 8 in to 4 ft 9 1⁄2 in for operation up to 60 mph2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.In the thread, Holohan contends that the standard railroad gauge in the U.S.—4 feet, 8.5 inches—derives from the way that rail lines were built in England, where engineers based the width of their railroads on the spacing of road ruts in Imperial Rome, which were in turn designed to accommodate the size of horses’ rear ends.slate.com/technology/2019/10/bill-holohan-viral-railr…
The U.S. federal safety standards allow the standard gauge to vary from 4 ft 8 in (1,420 mm) to 4 ft 9 1⁄2 in (1,460 mm) for operation up to 60 mph (97 km/h). It’s commonly believed and was even written about in Popular Mechanics, that the gauge or width between tracks descended from Imperial Roman war chariots.
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