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    Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States Heritage railway 2 ft gauge railroads in the United States 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft gauge...
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    ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft 6 in...
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  • 3 ft gauge was uncommon elsewhere. Therefore, most 3 ft gauge modellers model either United States or Irish prototypes. 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railroads...
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    Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central...
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  • Thumbnail for Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States
    Standard gauge was favored for railway construction in the United States, although a fairly large narrow-gauge system developed in the Rocky Mountains...
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    Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States Heritage railway 2 ft gauge railroads in the United States 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom 3 ft gauge...
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    gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges...
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    the United Kingdom 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom 3 ft gauge railroads in the United States Three foot six inch gauge railways in the United...
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    a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use 3 ft 6 in was constructed...
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  • Thumbnail for Rail transportation in the United States
    transportation in the United States consists primarily of freight shipments along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also...
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    Broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries (CIS states, Baltic...
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    gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm) first appeared in the United Kingdom and the United States. This gauge became commonly known as "Russian gauge", because the...
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  • Thumbnail for Monson Railroad
    The Monson Railroad was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, which operated between Monson Junction on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Monson,...
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    Railroads played a large role in the development of the United States from the industrial revolution in the Northeast (1820s–1850s) to the settlement of...
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  • Thumbnail for Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
    The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot...
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    railway 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways in the United Kingdom 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft gauge railways in the United Kingdom Large...
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    including weight limitations of railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. AAR plates with UIC AAR "plate" loading gauge diagrams compared to UIC...
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    in Tampa to the small town of Thonotosassa. In 1895, Plant bought the 3 ft narrow gauge Sanford and St. Petersburg Railroad (previously the Orange Belt...
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    on Sakhalin, gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway – located in the Krasnodar Krai, gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Kudemskaya...
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    This is a list of the earliest railroads in North America, including various railroad-like precursors to the general modern form of a company or government...
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    O scale (redirect from O gauge)
    alternating current O gauge was the most common model railroad scale in the United States and remained so until the early 1960s. In Europe, its popularity...
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  • model theft (610 mm) gauge railroads in the US state of Maine. The first HOn30 / HOn2½ ready-to-run (RTR) brand introduced in the US was the AHM MinitrainS...
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    The vast majority of North American railroads are standard gauge (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm). Exceptions include some streetcar, subway and rapid transit...
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    narrow-gauge railways The Great Little Trains of Wales Heritage railway 2 ft gauge railroads in the United States 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in the United Kingdom...
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    ft 6 in / 1,676 mm is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on BART in the San Francisco...
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    A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George...
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  • Thumbnail for Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
    The Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad (CC&VNG RR) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates seasonal tourist trains between...
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    The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway, located in Portland, Maine, United States. Operating out of the...
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    made many railroads useless once the Union blockade was in place. Second was break of gauge; much of the Confederate rail network was in theft (1,524 mm)...
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    railway 2 ft gauge railroads in the United States 2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States 3 ft gauge railroads in the United States Three foot...
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