{"id":52055,"date":"2020-01-01T02:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=52055"},"modified":"2019-12-31T08:52:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T13:52:30","slug":"the-day-the-gauge-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/01\/01\/the-day-the-gauge-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day The Gauge Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4v81Gwu6BTE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Jun 2018<\/p>\n<p>The History Guy remembers the 1886 Southern Railroad Gauge Change, an important moment in railroad history.<\/p>\n<p>The photographs used in the episode are Public Domain images from the age of steam. As photos of actual events are sometimes not available, I will often use photographs of similar events and objects for illustration.<\/p>\n<p>The economic analysis mentioned in the episode is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=4v81Gwu6BTE&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbs.edu%2Ffaculty%2FPages%2Fitem.aspx%3Fnum%3D50869&#038;redir_token=E9W-h7RyG4SKjT44Lqr-FN6sGw58MTU3MjE4OTkwMkAxNTcyMTAzNTAy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/faculty\/Pages\/ite&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheHistoryGuy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The History Guy: Five Minutes of History is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you.<\/p>\n<p>Awesome The History Guy merchandise is available at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;v=4v81Gwu6BTE&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fteespring.com%2Fstores%2Fthe-history-guy&#038;redir_token=E9W-h7RyG4SKjT44Lqr-FN6sGw58MTU3MjE4OTkwMkAxNTcyMTAzNTAy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/the-hist&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The episode is intended for educational purposes. All events are presented in historical context.<\/p>\n<p>#railroad #ushistory #thehistoryguy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-53883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Screenshot_2020-01-01-The-Day-The-Gauge-Changed.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered Published 16 Jun 2018 The History Guy remembers the 1886 Southern Railroad Gauge Change, an important moment in railroad history. 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