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T. Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad. Toledo, Delphos and Burlington Railroad. Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Railroad. Categories: Rail transportation in Ohio. Narrow gauge railroads in the United States by state or territory.
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.
Bellaire and St. Clairsville Narrow Gauge Railway: B&O: 1876 1880 St. Clairsville Railway: Bellaire and South Western Railway: PRR: 1875 1882 Bellaire, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railway: Bellaire and Valley Junction Railway: W&LE: 1890 1901 Adena Railroad: Bellaire, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railway: PRR: 1882 1902 Ohio River and Western ...
The Columbus & Ohio River Railroad (reporting mark CUOH) is a railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The main line, formerly part of the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Panhandle," was acquired from Conrail in 1992. It begins in Columbus along CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway tracks and stretches to Mingo ...
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 ...
Ohio Southern Railroad (1881–1898) The Ohio Southern Railroad operated between Ironton, Ohio, and Lima, Ohio, from 1893 and 1905. Beginning in 1878 as the narrow gauge Springfield, Jackson and Pomeroy Railroad, it ran from Jackson-Wellston, Jackson County to Springfield, Ohio. [1] [page needed] The line was converted to a standard gauge by ...
A steam locomotive of the C&TS RR. Many narrow-gauge railways were built in the United States with track gauge 3 ft (914 mm). The most extensive and well known systems were the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge lines through the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado and New Mexico. Today a few lines survive as heritage railways and tourist attractions.
This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially during the late 1800s, with the most popular gauge being 3 ft gauge. [1][2] Some of the more famous 3 ft gauge railroad networks in the US were based in California, Colorado, and Hawaii.