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  2. Category:Mining railways in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Mine railway - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Cliffs Erie Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Cliffs Erie Railroad (reporting mark LTVX) was a railroad that operated from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. The railroad opened in 1956 by Erie Mining Company to transport taconite from Hoyt Lakes to Taconite Harbor. In 1989, LTV Steel purchased Erie Mining and the railroad was renamed LTV Mining Railroad.

  5. Railroad land grants in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The availability of railroad transportation made previously remote areas more accessible to settlers, encouraging westward migration and the establishment of new communities. This expansion of settlement helped to populate and develop the frontier regions of the United States. The Kansas Pacific Railway main line shown on an 1869 map. The ...

  6. Category:Mining railways - Wikipedia

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    Mining railways — industrial railways at/in mines, and from them to ore processing operations. Trains portal; ... Mining railways in the United States (26 P)

  7. Cumberland Mine Railroad - Wikipedia

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    39°47'45.6"N 80°09'24.6"W The Cumberland Mine Railroad is a private carrier mine railroad serving the Cumberland Coal Resources mine near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Operations on the mine and associated railroad began in November 1976.

  8. Death Valley Railroad - Wikipedia

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    A map of the Death Valley Railroad running from Death Valley Junction all the way up to the mines at Ryan near Colemanite. The Death Valley Railroad (DVRR) was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad that operated in California's Death Valley to carry borax with the route running from Ryan, California, and the mines at Lila C, both located just east of Death Valley National Park, to Death Valley ...

  9. Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway - Wikipedia

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    The Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway is a 1 ⁄ 2-mile-long (0.80 km), 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge cog railway in Hancock, Michigan. [1] It opened in May 1997 to transport tourists to the adit entrance of the Quincy Mine's Number 5 shaft. Its tram car has a capacity of 28 people and travels at a maximum grade of 35%. [1]