by Douglas J . Puffert (Author)
A standard track gauge - the distance between the two rails - enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. This book offers a global history of railway track gauges, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 19 May 2009
ISBN 10: 0226685098
ISBN 13: 9780226685090