Matt Ribel
@mattribel.bsky.social
longform in @wired.com and @washingtonian.com.
adapting some things for television.
writing a book about the western federation of miners.
matthewribel.com
adapting some things for television.
writing a book about the western federation of miners.
matthewribel.com
I think about this all the time: After the Civil War, they needed to connect the northern and southern railroads, which ran on different-sized tracks. They rounded up 30,000 guys to move every track south of the Mason-Dixon Line by a few inches. National infrastructure project, done in 36 hours.
January 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I think about this all the time: After the Civil War, they needed to connect the northern and southern railroads, which ran on different-sized tracks. They rounded up 30,000 guys to move every track south of the Mason-Dixon Line by a few inches. National infrastructure project, done in 36 hours.