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Bookmark or Share- Types Of Railway Tracks With Different Rail Gauges - railroad railsGenerally, the types of railway track gauges can be divided into the standard gauge, the narrow gauge, and the broad gauge. The most common gauge is standard gauge 1435mm (4 feet 8 1/2 inches). Gauges narrower than 1435mm are called narrow gauge while wider than 1435mm are called broad gauge.
- Narrow Gauge Railroads In The USA - American-Rails.comIn this article, we look at narrow gauge railroads, which sprang up in the United States during the 1870's. Most were abandoned by the early 20th century.
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad HistoryFounded in 1992, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit educational organization with a mission to educate the public and preserve historic equipment related to Maine’s two-foot gauge railways.
- Narrow-gauge railway - WikipediaA narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).
- Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States - WikipediaStandard gauge was favored for railway construction in the United States, although a fairly large narrow-gauge system developed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Utah.Isolated narrow-gauge lines were built in many areas to minimize construction costs for industrial transport or resort access, and some of these lines offered common carrier service.
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