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dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) writes:

> Old technological decisions get reinforced over and over
> again by compatibility and familiarity considerations 
> regardless of their merit (*)
> 
> Robert Dewar
> 
> (*) e.g. the gauge use by Amtrak is related to the separation of
> wheels on Roman war chariots :-)

This is commonly thought to be a myth :

http://www.google.com/search?q=railway+gauge+chariot

for example

http://www.railway.org/railroadgauge.htm

-- 
Chris Morgan