Maswimelleu t1_iyk9a5v wrote
Reply to comment by Fishyinu in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
If Ukraine had switched to standard gauge after they gained their independence, they would have made Russian invasion quite a bit harder. Might have slowed down their advance and saved lives. Russians are totally dependent on railways for supply logistics and can barely function when they're forced to rely on roads only.
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