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The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland, Maine. In New England, the first narrow-gauge common-carrier railroad was the Billerica and Bedford Railroad, which ran from North Billerica to Bedford in Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1877 to 1878. There were extensive 2 ft (610 mm) gauge lines in the Maine forests early in the 20th century.
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge. Previous gauge. 3 ft ( 914 mm) and prior to that. 5 ft ( 1,524 mm) The East and West Railroad of Alabama was a railroad in the U.S. states of Alabama and Georgia. The railroad started out with 3 ft ( 914 mm) narrow gauge track, but it was eventually converted to 4 ft in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge track. [1]
The Anniston and Atlantic Railroad was a 53-mile 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad built between Anniston and Sylacauga, Alabama via Talladega and Murphy. It was founded by A.L. Tyler of Anniston, who obtained a charter on August 17, 1883, and opened the 30-mile stretch between Anniston and Talladega on May 15, 1884.
The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) [1] 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. [1] It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway. [1] [2] The railway and associated RV park host over 30,000 visitors annually. [1]
W. Wales West Light Railway. Categories: Rail transportation in Alabama. Narrow gauge railroads in the United States by state.
Track gauge. 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) ( standard gauge) The Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M) was a historic railroad located in the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama. SA&M was built in the 1880s running between Montgomery, Alabama and Lyons, Georgia. It would be completed to Savannah, Georgia in 1896 after being renamed the ...
The company completed around 30 miles (48 km) of narrow gauge track by September 18, 1882. The company was reorganized as the Montgomery and Florida Railway in May 1886, and reorganized a second time as the Northwest and Florida Railroad in 1888. In November 1888, the railroad reached Luverne, Alabama. Now totaling 51 miles (82 km) the line was ...
Europe. Australia. A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 115⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structure gauges ...