By the middle 1880's, practically all the roads except those in
the South, were of the present standard gauge. The southern roads were
still five feet between rails.
It was decided to change the gauge of all southern roads to standard,
in one day. This remarkable piece of work was carried out on a Sunday in May
of 1886. For weeks beforehand, shops had been busy pressing wheels in on the
axles to the new and narrower gauge, to have a supply of rolling stock which
could run on the new track as soon as it was ready. Finally, on the day set,
great numbers of gangs of track layers went to work at dawn. Everywhere one
rail was loosened, moved in three and one-half inches, and spiked down in its
new position. By dark, trains from anywhere in the United States could operate
over the tracks in the South, and a free interchange of freight cars everywhere
was possible.
-- Robert Henry, "Trains", 1957
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新年快乐喔

新年快乐！
祝：新的一年万事如意
我还在等艾达小姐姐

国庆假期过得快乐吗？后天就要回学校了。
感觉已经好久没有在steam上玩游戏了呢。
就是沉迷游戏，差几名丢失了奖学金，游戏害人！我们得好好学习！
这次奥德赛成功把我勾引回来了。（真香）

七夕快乐，汪汪！

新的一周开始了，祝顺利
白天风扇不能断（一直开空调又受不了），怀疑我会热死在家里。