[Slainte]

Snopes talks about it-
http://www.snopes2.com/history/american/gauge.htm

[elbucko]

"Snopes talks about it-"

Thanks for the link. Good read. I think one of the missing variables in this "discussion" in general is engineering tolerances. A horse can walk in a path plus/minus 12in. to the center of a path. It is doubtful that a trains wheel "trucks" have any tolerance beyond an inch or two either way.

Cheers, Buck

[WilliamWallace1999]

Thanks for the snopes reference. I just posted this as a break from the bombings and the shootings. Brain candy is what I call it. I read the snopes article. Says its an untrue story and then goes on to point how much of it is right. I love urban legends.