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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]
W. Wales West Light Railway. Categories: Rail transportation in Alabama. Narrow gauge railroads in the United States by state.
3 ft ( 914 mm) 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]
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 ...
Augwick Creek/Aughwick Creek railroad bridge (1986) The East Broad Top Railroad (EBT) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge historic and heritage railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1871 to 1956, it is one of the United States' oldest and best-preserved narrow-gauge railroads, and was designated a National ...
The line, which is 26 miles (42 km) long, [1] was constructed in 1883 as a narrow gauge railroad known as the Anniston and Atlantic Railroad. On July 19, 1889, the Anniston & Atlantic Railroad became part of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad under the Alabama Mineral Railroad. The L&N became part of the Seaboard System in 1982 and the CSX ...