Ever wonder why all railroads happen too be the same no matter where you go. Well i did so i decided to delve deeper and really look at why the railroads are all 1435 mm apart. well i found out its accutallly an international guage thats been used since the first railroads in the 1800s. curiously enough when they went to find a guage too use they turned to the ruts in the old roman roads. Apparently roman wagons where all 1435 mm from one wheel to the other. The use of this gauge is seen by many as an attempt too link the modren railroads with the most powerful empire of the Ancient world. So mabye by making the guage like roman wagons will make the railroads internal, even if they only survive in the hearts of people.
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