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Mining railways in the United States. United States portal; Trains portal; Pages in category "Mining railways in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this ...
In the United States, the standard gauge for mine haulage is 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), although gauges from 18 in (457 mm) to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) are used. [13] [14] Original mine railways used wax-impregnated wooden rails attached to wooden sleepers, on which drams were dragged by men, children or animals. This was later replaced by L-shaped iron ...
Railroad AAR rep. mark Bloomer Line: BLOL Central Illinois Railroad: CIRY Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway: COER Decatur Junction Railway: DT Eastern Illinois Railroad: EIRC Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal Railroad: FFGC Foster Townsend Rail Logistics: FTRL Illinois Railway: IR Keokuk Junction Railway: KJRY Peoria & Western Railway PWRY Tazewell ...
Mining railways — industrial railways at/in mines, and from them to ore processing operations. Trains portal; ... Mining railways in the United States (26 P)
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The United States has a high concentration of railway towns, communities that developed and/or were built around a railway system. Railway towns are particularly abundant in the midwest and western states, and the railroad has been credited as a major force in the economic and geographic development of the country. [1]
Mining railways in the United States (26 P) Pages in category "Industrial railroads in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.