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A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) and 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ).
On Kauai, two narrow-gauge railroads still operate. The 3 foot railroad, the Kauai Plantation Railway operates on a 3-mile loop through the Kilohana Estate and Plantation. The second narrow-gauge railroad on Kauai is a 30-inch railway, the Grove Farm Sugar Plantation Museum. They operate many different locomotives, from steam to diesel, on a ...
[14] [15] B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad US California [citation needed] Eden Springs Park Railroad) US Benton Harbor, Michigan [16] Gage Park Railroad US Gage Park, Topeka, Kansas Glenwood, South Park & Pacific Railroad US California [17] Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad US Reedley, California [18] Joshua Tree & Southern GSD US California [19]
See Narrow-gauge railways in Denmark: 686 mm: 2 ft 3 in: See List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways: 693 mm: 2 ft 3 + 9 ⁄ 32 in: Sweden: 28 Swedish inches. [28] Several railways. 700 mm 2 ft 3 + 9 ⁄ 16 in: Denmark See Narrow-gauge railways in Denmark and Narrow-gauge railways in Europe. Common for sugar beet or sugar cane railways and peat railways.
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad operates out of its original 1882 depot in Durango, Colorado. From Nov. 19 through May 5, it embarks on a 26-mile winter wonderland journey to Cascade ...
The Portland Company was formed to build locomotives of this gauge for use on the local rail system. [3] The gauge was known as "Texas gauge" while required by Texas law until 1875, [4] and used by the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad (NOO&GW) until 1872, and by the Texas and New Orleans Railroad until 1876. The New England ...
Costa Rican railways are 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge. Due to its mountainous terrain, the first railway was laid using Cape gauge in 1871. This set the standard for other railways to use the same gauge. Currently all 950 km (590 mi) of rail are 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). They are state owned and operated by INCOFER.
Pages in category "15 in gauge railways in the United States" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad; R.