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At the height of the railroad's operations in 1911, the DSS&A operated 623 miles (1,003 km) of track, of which 517 miles (832 km) were main line and 106 miles (171 km) were branch lines and trackage rights. The railroad operated 3,121 pieces of rolling stock, including 82 locomotives, 67 passenger cars, 35 cabooses, and 2,957 freight cars. [2]
Each railroad was free to choose its own gauge, although the availability of British-built locomotives encouraged some railroads to be built to standard gauge. When American railroad tracks extended to the point that they began to interconnect, it became clear that a single nationwide gauge would be beneficial. Where different gauges meet ...
The most common use of the term "track gauge" refers to the transverse distance between the inside surfaces of the two load-bearing rails of a railway track, usually measured at 12.7 millimetres (0.50 inches) to 15.9 millimetres (0.63 inches) below the top of the rail head in order to clear worn corners and allow for rail heads having sloping ...
The DM&IR was formed by the merger in 1937 of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway (DM&N) and the Spirit Lake Transfer Railway. The following year, the Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road (D&IR) and Interstate Transfer Railway were added. All of these had been leased by the DM&N since 1930.
Original definition of Brunel's broad gauge. This rail gauge was soon changed to 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) [105] to ease running in curves. 2,140 mm 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in: South Africa East London and Table Bay harbour railways England Brunel's Great Western Railway until converted to standard gauge by May 1892, See Great Western Railway The "gauge ...
The railroad of the Duluth & Northeastern Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, located in northeastern Minnesota. The main line extends from Cloquet northeasterly to Hornby, 58.492 miles, and a branch line extends from Brevator Junction to Brevator, 4.440 miles, aggregating 62.932 ...
The railroad of the Duluth Terminal Railway Company, herein called the Duluth Terminal, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, located in Duluth, Minn. The owned mileage extends from a connection with the tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, near the north end of the bridge of the latter carrier over the St. Louis River ...