[nflug] the limits of 8

[K O]

The difference between Soviet and European gauges was 89 mm: again, 
bigger than 8, even in cm.  I don't know about today.

"89 mm to Freedom" by Marek Piwowski documents the lifting of cars at 
the Polish-Soviet border, unattaching of the European running gear, and 
attaching of the Soviet gear.  At least the bolt patterns were 
consistent. . . we'd think.

Mark Robson pisze:
> http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp 
>  
> Snopes calls this railroad story 'true but trivial'.  "Triviality", of 
> course, is more than 8 characters. 
>  
> Coincidence? 
>  
> M
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