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List of narrow-gauge railroads in the United States (all 3 ft / 914 mm gauge unless stated) Railroad State Start year End year Notes Arcata and Mad River Railroad: California: 1854: 1983: 3 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,156 mm) gauge, converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Altoona and Beech Creek Railroad: Pennsylvania: 1891: 1916
The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line with plans to connect to the Texas and Pacific Railway at Abilene. Construction reached Burnet, Texas, by 1882 and the line was later extended to Granite Mountain by 1885 - when the railroad was contracted to haul pink granite for the new Texas State Capitol building in ...
Narrow gauge railroads in Texas (3 P) P. Passenger rail transportation in Texas (9 C, 38 P) R. Railroad Commission of Texas (1 C, 5 P, 1 F) Texas railroads (2 C, 61 P) T.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway first began operation in the U.S. state of Texas in 1886. It was developed by Uriah Lott and businessmen of San Antonio as a direct route from the city to Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast. [1] It was eventually absorbed in the 20th century by Southern Pacific.
While the failure of the Grand Narrow Gauge Trunk and its sponsors did not by itself doom the narrow-gauge railroad movement in the U.S., this occurrence was seen as solid evidence that narrow-gauge lines were not competitive with standard railroads for general transport purposes, although they might still have uses in niche applications. [9]