Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!psuvm.bitnet!psuvax1!burdvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!intelca!qantel!lll-crg!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Jonathan.Gifford@G.CS.CMU.EDU From: Jonathan.Gifford@G.CS.CMU.EDU Newsgroups: net.railroad Subject: Standard guage query. Message-ID: <1194@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 08:22:17 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.1194 Posted: Fri Jan 3 08:22:17 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jan-86 21:11:04 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 9 I am doing some research on the relationship between engineering design standards and the introduction of design innovations. From a historical standpoint, I'm interested in the standardization of railroad guages, which occurred over the period 1860-1885. I haven't yet done a literature search on the topic, but I'd be interested in pointers to references on this subject or on the subject of standardization generally. Thanks.