2439:, over two days beginning on Monday, May 31, 1886. Over a period of 36 hours, tens of thousands of workers pulled the spikes from the west rail of all the broad gauge lines in the South, moved them 3 in (76 mm) east and spiked them back in place. The new gauge was close enough that standard gauge equipment could run on it without problem. By June 1886, all major railroads in North America, an estimated 11,500 miles (18,500 km), were using approximately the same gauge. To facilitate the change, the inside spikes had been hammered into place at the new gauge in advance of the change.
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expensive relative to the total cost and duration of carriage. However, the data indicate that the gauge change had no effect on total shipments, likely as a result of anticompetitive conduct by
Southern freight carriers that prevented the railroads' cost-savings from being passed through to their prices. This research suggests that had Southern carriers not been colluding, the gauge change would have generated a sharp reduction in freight rates and immediate growth in trade between the North and South.
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was altered to fit the new gauge at shops and rendezvous points throughout the South. The final conversion to true standard gauge took place gradually as part of routine track maintenance. Now, the only broad-gauge rail tracks in the United States are on some city
1241:), the Elmira, Jefferson & Canandaigua (later the Northern Central, becoming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad), the Rochester & Genesee Valley, the Canandaigua and Niagara Falls (initially Erie controlled, later part of the New York Central railroad's
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Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany all were connected by six foot gauged railroads extending from Elmira and Binghamton on the New York and Erie mainline. These lines included the Avon, Genesee & Mt. Morris, the
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became a major economic nuisance, impeding through shipments. Competitive pressures induced most North
American railways to convert to standard gauge by 1880, but Southern railroads retained their distinct,
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also had a significant portion of its six-foot gauge trackage in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey). Other 6 ft gauge lines included the Syracuse, Binghamton & New York (later part of the
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and systems did not connect. Each railroad was free to choose its own gauge, although the availability of
British-built locomotives encouraged some railroads to be built to standard gauge.
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was to use standard gauge, which helped to further popularize it among
American railroads, although the standard gauge was already in use on many other lines prior to 1863.
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was formed to build locomotives of this gauge for use on the local rail system. The gauge was known as "Texas gauge" while required by Texas law until 1875, and used by the
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sugar plantation railways. This became a popular gauge for
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for ensuring firm traction going up and down the slopes of
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Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1 January 2000).
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Stoek, H. H.; Fleming, J. R.; Hoskin, A. J. (July 1922).
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Map of rail gauges used in Confederate and border states.
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Break of gauge would prove to be a nightmare during the
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segment of the system covers 109 miles (175 km) of
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Three foot six inch gauge railways in the United States
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1095:. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used
2630:Southern Railfan, The Days They Changed the Gauge
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1812:The world's first operational mountain-climbing
1705:Most of the original track in Ohio was built in
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2807:. Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. 2019
1593:Confederate railroads in the American Civil War
2763:"Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum"
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2027:2 ft 6 in gauge railroads in the United States
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2933:Hankey, John P. (2011). "The Railroad War".
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2567:The Electric Interurban Railways in America
2277:In the early days of rail transport in the
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2124:2 ft gauge railroads in the United States
1941:3 ft gauge railroads in the United States
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2667:A Study of Coal Mine Haulage in Illinois
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1954:) gauge railways became the dominant
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2452:Effects of the Southern gauge change
1597:In most of the southern states, the
1389:United Railways and Electric Company
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2609:", and Baltimore a vast 5'-4⁄
2053:). The gauge was also used for the
1834:the highest mountain in New England
1121:); others used gauges ranging from
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2176:Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
2008:Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
1149:of 1863 specified standard gauge.
69:"Track gauge in the United States"
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2553:HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY
2205:Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway
1974:. The gauge was also used by the
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2164:Bridgton and Saco River Railroad
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2784:"History: Today's SR&RL RR"
2366:(1861–65), often hindering the
2203:The gauge was also used by the
2059:Pacific Coast Steamship Company
1816:(rack-and-pinion railway), the
45:needs additional citations for
2530:The Grand Trunk in New England
2144:Billerica and Bedford Railroad
2061:'s horse-powered tramway near
1325:Texas and New Orleans Railroad
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2570:. Stanford University Press.
2309:Ramsey car-transfer apparatus
1976:Oahu Railway and Land Company
1869:Arcata and Mad River Railroad
502:Three foot six inch
4612:List of track gauge articles
2742:"Edaville Family Theme Park"
2378:Pressure for standardization
1818:Mount Washington Cog Railway
1629:two funicular railways, the
1557:Subway–surface trolley lines
1229:to the shores of Lake Erie.
1152:Notable exceptions were the
534:Four foot six inch
3599:2 foot and 600 mm
3022:Track gauge in the Americas
2873:Two-Foot Rails to the Front
2601:", Philadelphia 5'-2⁄
2352:Pacific Railway Act of 1863
2055:Yosemite Short Line Railway
1395:Pennsylvania trolley gauges
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2922:. Purdue University Press.
2871:Small, Charles S. (1982).
2712:Moody, Linwood W. (1959).
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1379:Baltimore Streetcar Museum
1211:New York and Erie Railroad
4624:List of tram track gauges
4400:, Pennsylvania gauge
3576:1 ft 10 in
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3346:Turks and Caicos Islands
2918:Stover, John F. (1995).
2851:Boothbay Railway Village
2847:"Maine Railroad History"
2428:4 ft 9 in
2403:Mobile and Ohio Railroad
2046:2 ft 6 in
2015:2 ft 6 in
1907:3 ft 6 in
1877:3 ft 6 in
1808:4 ft 8 in gauge railways
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1509:Streetcars in Cincinnati
1293:5 ft 6 in
1278:5 ft 6 in
1180:on May 31-June 1, 1886.
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4770:Track gauges by country
4438:), Baltimore gauge
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2273:Towards standardization
2174:. Also as of 2019, the
2146:in 1877, including the
2063:Pismo Beach, California
1992:East Broad Top Railroad
1381:; Formerly used in the
1245:along the shoreline of
4634:Minimum-gauge railways
4350:), Russian gauge.
3450:Minimum-gauge railways
3261:British Virgin Islands
2976:Cite journal requires
2899:Cite journal requires
2875:. Railroad Monographs.
2071:Harbor Springs Railway
1765:D.C. metropolitan area
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1481:New Orleans streetcars
1336:San Francisco Bay Area
1332:Bay Area Rapid Transit
1305:Maine Central Railroad
1235:Albany and Susquehanna
4749:lists of track gauges
4603:Krasnoyarsk ship lift
4576:Lärchwandschrägaufzug
4464:), Iberian gauge
4316:), Toronto gauge
3174:Saint Kitts and Nevis
2714:The Maine Two-Footers
2437:Pennsylvania Railroad
1968:Pacific Coast Railway
1828:, the creator of the
1591:Further information:
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1552:Market–Frankford Line
1504:Pittsburgh Light Rail
1147:Pacific Railroad Acts
4619:List of track gauges
4524:), Brunel gauge
4476:), Indian gauge
4018:), Scotch gauge
3992:), Scotch gauge
2483:List of track gauges
2358:Pacific Railway Acts
1563:surface trolley line
1334:system, serving the
1185:mass transit systems
1172:) lines centered on
1087:Originally, various
846:Five foot three inch
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4698:Tram and light rail
4412:), Irish gauge
3797:Italian metre gauge
3351:U.S. Virgin Islands
3194:Trinidad and Tobago
3039:Antigua and Barbuda
2528:Holt, Jeff (1985).
2200:) gauge equipment.
1916:Los Angeles Railway
1631:Monongahela Incline
1517:(1904–1952 defunct)
1301:Grand Trunk Railway
1239:Delaware and Hudson
1237:(later part of the
634:Italian broad gauge
289:Two foot three inch
4629:Miniature railways
3729:Swedish three foot
3104:Dominican Republic
2718:Howell-North Books
2364:American Civil War
2321:Erie, Pennsylvania
2172:heritage railroads
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1515:West Penn Railways
1492:Routes 101 and 102
1448:urban rail transit
1299:) was used on the
919:Five foot six inch
820:Pennsylvania gauge
794:Pennsylvania gauge
375:Swedish three foot
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4648:Gauge differences
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2168:Edaville Railroad
2079:heritage railways
2035:and Court Flight
1830:Marsh rack system
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3472:
3465:
3460:
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3316:Saint Barthélemy
3276:Falkland Islands
3221:
3016:
3009:
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2738:
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2709:
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2511:
2505:
2499:
2477:
2472:
2471:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2399:Illinois Central
2396:
2391:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2326:
2306:
2302:
2236:
2234:
2233:
2229:
2226:
2218:
2199:
2194:
2156:Kennebec Central
2141:
2136:
2117:
2113:
2052:
2047:
2020:
2016:
1953:
1948:
1934:
1930:
1913:
1908:
1882:
1878:
1862:
1857:
1855:
1854:
1850:
1847:
1801:
1797:
1789:) narrow gauge.
1788:
1784:
1782:
1781:
1777:
1774:
1761:Washington Metro
1754:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1743:
1740:
1712:
1708:
1700:
1696:
1689:
1685:
1683:
1682:
1678:
1675:
1663:
1659:
1657:
1656:
1652:
1649:
1635:Duquesne Incline
1624:
1619:
1606:
1601:
1578:
1574:
1542:
1538:
1536:
1535:
1531:
1528:
1474:
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1421:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1406:
1372:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1361:
1358:
1317:Portland Company
1298:
1294:
1283:
1279:
1220:
1216:
1204:
1200:
1171:
1167:
1159:
1155:
1144:
1140:
1136:
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1128:
1124:
1120:
1116:
1114:
1113:
1109:
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1081:
993:
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907:
904:
882:
881:
877:
874:
839:
838:
834:
831:
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771:
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654:
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607:
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492:
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422:
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352:
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325:
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317:
269:
268:
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190:
183:
132:
125:
118:
114:
111:
105:
103:
62:
38:
30:
21:
4790:
4789:
4785:
4784:
4783:
4781:
4780:
4779:
4760:
4759:
4758:
4753:
4739:by metric units
4717:
4686:
4643:
4607:
4595:
4591:
4588:
4586:
4584:
4580:
4568:
4564:
4561:
4559:
4557:
4553:
4544:
4540:
4537:
4535:
4534:9 ft
4533:
4528:
4521:
4513:
4509:
4508:
4507:7 ft
4506:
4496:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4486:6 ft
4485:
4480:
4473:
4468:
4458:
4454:
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4449:
4448:5 ft
4447:
4442:
4435:
4427:
4423:
4420:
4418:
4417:5 ft
4416:
4409:
4404:
4397:
4389:
4385:
4382:
4380:
4379:5 ft
4378:
4373:
4365:
4361:
4358:
4356:
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4354:
4344:
4340:
4337:
4335:
4334:4 ft
4333:
4328:
4324:
4320:
4313:
4305:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4295:4 ft
4294:
4284:
4280:
4277:
4275:
4274:4 ft
4273:
4268:
4261:
4253:
4249:
4246:
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4243:4 ft
4242:
4232:
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4225:
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4221:
4216:
4205:
4201:
4198:
4196:
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4194:
4190:
4180:
4176:
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4169:
4164:
4150:
4144:
4136:
4132:
4129:
4127:
4126:4 ft
4125:
4111:
4102:
4098:
4095:
4093:
4092:4 ft
4091:
4086:
4079:
4071:
4067:
4064:
4062:
4061:4 ft
4060:
4053:
4048:
4041:
4033:
4029:
4026:
4024:
4023:4 ft
4022:
4015:
4007:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3997:4 ft
3996:
3989:
3984:
3974:
3970:
3964:
3959:
3949:
3945:
3942:
3940:
3939:3 ft
3938:
3933:
3923:
3919:
3916:
3914:
3913:3 ft
3912:
3907:
3900:
3895:
3888:
3883:
3873:
3869:
3866:
3864:
3863:3 ft
3862:
3857:
3847:
3843:
3840:
3838:
3837:3 ft
3836:
3831:
3823:
3816:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3806:3 ft
3805:
3801:
3789:
3785:
3782:
3780:
3779:3 ft
3778:
3773:
3766:
3761:
3751:
3747:
3744:
3742:
3741:2 ft
3740:
3735:
3727:
3720:
3716:
3713:
3711:
3710:2 ft
3709:
3705:
3696:
3692:
3689:
3687:
3686:2 ft
3685:
3680:
3673:
3668:
3658:
3654:
3651:
3649:
3648:2 ft
3647:
3642:
3632:
3628:
3625:
3623:
3622:2 ft
3621:
3616:
3609:
3604:
3585:
3579:
3575:
3569:
3565:
3559:
3555:
3546:
3542:
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3519:
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3507:
3500:
3495:
3485:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3475:
3470:
3463:
3458:
3448:
3440:
3428:
3398:
3393:
3371:Central America
3355:
3230:
3222:
3213:
3030:
3023:
3020:
2990:
2989:
2975:
2965:
2958:
2956:
2952:Gross, Daniel.
2951:
2950:
2946:
2932:
2931:
2927:
2917:
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2898:
2888:
2885:
2884:
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2865:
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2844:
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2819:
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2789:
2787:
2782:
2781:
2777:
2768:
2766:
2761:
2760:
2756:
2747:
2745:
2740:
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2735:
2728:
2711:
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2703:
2690:
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2663:
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2635:
2628:
2619:
2612:
2608:
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2596:
2592:
2582:
2580:
2578:
2563:
2562:
2558:
2551:
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2540:
2527:
2526:
2522:
2513:
2512:
2508:
2500:
2496:
2491:
2473:
2466:
2463:
2454:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2413:
2394:
2389:
2380:
2360:
2354:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2324:
2317:
2304:
2300:
2297:compromise cars
2275:
2239:trench railways
2231:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2221:1 ft
2220:
2216:
2213:Rocky Mountains
2197:
2192:
2160:Monson Railroad
2139:
2134:
2132:railroads used
2126:
2120:
2115:
2111:
2081:in California,
2050:
2045:
2029:
2023:
2018:
2014:
1951:
1946:
1943:
1937:
1932:
1928:
1911:
1906:
1891:
1885:
1880:
1876:
1871:
1865:
1860:
1852:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1842:3 ft
1841:
1826:Sylvester Marsh
1810:
1804:
1799:
1795:
1786:
1779:
1775:
1772:
1770:
1769:4 ft
1768:
1757:
1752:
1745:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1735:4 ft
1734:
1731:
1725:
1710:
1706:
1703:
1698:
1694:
1687:
1680:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1670:4 ft
1669:
1666:
1661:
1654:
1650:
1647:
1645:
1644:4 ft
1643:
1622:
1617:
1604:
1599:
1595:
1581:
1576:
1572:
1545:
1540:
1533:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1523:5 ft
1522:
1477:
1472:
1465:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1455:5 ft
1454:
1443:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1425:5 ft
1424:
1419:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1401:5 ft
1400:
1397:
1375:
1370:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1353:5 ft
1352:
1309:Portland, Maine
1296:
1292:
1286:
1281:
1277:
1218:
1214:
1213:was originally
1207:
1202:
1198:
1193:
1174:Portland, Maine
1169:
1165:
1157:
1153:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1122:
1118:
1111:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1101:4 ft
1100:
1003:Change of gauge
990:
986:
985:
964:
960:
959:
909:
905:
902:
900:
879:
875:
872:
870:
862:Baltimore gauge
836:
832:
829:
827:
811:
807:
804:
802:
768:
764:
761:
759:
738:
734:
731:
729:
708:
704:
701:
699:
678:
674:
671:
669:
651:
647:
644:
642:
613:
604:
600:
597:
595:
576:
567:
563:
560:
558:
489:
485:
482:
480:
459:
455:
452:
450:
419:
415:
412:
410:
392:
388:
385:
383:
349:
345:
342:
340:
322:
318:
315:
313:
266:
262:
259:
257:
228:
195:
126:
115:
109:
106:
63:
61:
51:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4788:
4786:
4778:
4777:
4772:
4762:
4761:
4755:
4754:
4752:
4751:
4746:
4741:
4736:
4731:
4725:
4723:
4719:
4718:
4716:
4715:
4710:
4705:
4700:
4694:
4692:
4691:Transport mode
4688:
4687:
4685:
4684:
4682:Variable gauge
4679:
4678:
4677:
4667:
4662:
4660:Break of gauge
4657:
4655:Bogie exchange
4651:
4649:
4645:
4644:
4642:
4641:
4636:
4631:
4626:
4621:
4615:
4613:
4609:
4608:
4606:
4605:
4578:
4551:
4525:
4503:
4477:
4465:
4439:
4413:
4401:
4351:
4317:
4291:
4265:
4239:
4213:
4187:
4160:
4158:
4152:
4151:
4149:
4148:
4121:
4119:
4117:Standard gauge
4113:
4112:
4110:
4109:
4083:
4057:
4045:
4019:
3993:
3981:
3968:
3956:
3930:
3904:
3892:
3880:
3854:
3828:
3799:
3770:
3758:
3732:
3703:
3677:
3665:
3639:
3613:
3601:
3595:
3593:
3587:
3586:
3584:
3583:
3573:
3563:
3553:
3528:
3516:
3504:
3492:
3467:
3454:
3452:
3442:
3441:
3429:
3427:
3426:
3419:
3412:
3404:
3395:
3394:
3392:
3391:
3384:
3382:
3380:
3378:
3373:
3368:
3360:
3357:
3356:
3354:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3333:
3331:Sint Eustatius
3328:
3323:
3318:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3288:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3268:
3266:Cayman Islands
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3237:
3235:
3224:
3223:
3216:
3214:
3212:
3211:
3206:
3201:
3196:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3171:
3166:
3161:
3156:
3151:
3146:
3141:
3136:
3131:
3126:
3121:
3116:
3111:
3106:
3101:
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3056:
3051:
3046:
3041:
3035:
3033:
3025:
3024:
3021:
3019:
3018:
3011:
3004:
2996:
2988:
2987:
2978:|journal=
2944:
2925:
2910:
2901:|journal=
2878:
2863:
2838:
2817:
2796:
2775:
2754:
2733:
2727:978-0911581478
2726:
2701:
2656:
2653:. 11 May 1977.
2633:
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2610:
2606:
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2520:
2506:
2493:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2486:
2485:
2479:
2478:
2462:
2459:
2453:
2450:
2412:
2409:
2384:break of gauge
2379:
2376:
2356:Main article:
2353:
2350:
2343:Erie Gauge War
2316:
2313:
2293:break of gauge
2274:
2271:
2122:Main article:
2119:
2109:
2073:, and several
2025:Main article:
2022:
2012:
2002:system as the
1939:Main article:
1936:
1926:
1914:), as did the
1887:Main article:
1884:
1874:
1867:Main article:
1864:
1838:
1806:Main article:
1803:
1793:
1763:system in the
1756:
1732:
1724:
1721:
1702:
1692:
1665:
1641:
1580:
1570:
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1566:
1565:
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1544:
1520:
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1500:
1499:
1483:
1476:
1452:
1396:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1386:
1374:
1350:
1289:Portland gauge
1285:
1275:
1206:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1162:New York State
1097:standard gauge
1083:
1082:
1074:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1061:
1056:
1048:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1038:Variable gauge
1035:
1034:
1033:
1023:
1018:
1016:Break of gauge
1013:
1011:Bogie exchange
1005:
1004:
1000:
999:
996:
995:
982:
979:
974:
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932:
928:
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867:
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824:
821:
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723:
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631:
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619:
615:
614:
610:
609:
592:
589:
582:
578:
577:
573:
572:
555:
552:
547:
543:
542:
539:
536:
531:
527:
526:
523:
520:
518:Four foot
515:
511:
510:
507:
504:
499:
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494:
477:
474:
469:
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464:
447:
444:
438:
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407:
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372:
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4526:
4522:2,140 mm
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4478:
4474:1,676 mm
4471:
4466:
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4433:
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4410:1,600 mm
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4325:1,524 mm
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4077:
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4051:
4046:
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4039:
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3990:1,372 mm
3987:
3982:
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3975:1,245 mm
3969:
3965:1,219 mm
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3934:1,200 mm
3931:
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3908:1,100 mm
3905:
3898:
3896:1,093 mm
3893:
3889:1,067 mm
3886:
3881:
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3858:1,055 mm
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2441:Rolling stock
2438:
2433:1,448 mm
2430:
2423:1,524 mm
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1890:
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1873:
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1794:
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1787:1,429 mm
1767:was built to
1766:
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1753:1,429 mm
1733:
1730:
1723:Narrow gauges
1722:
1720:
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1711:1,473 mm
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1693:
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1688:1,495 mm
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1642:
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1605:1,524 mm
1602:
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43:This article
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3591:Narrow gauge
3386:
3363:
3336:Sint Maarten
3321:Saint Martin
3228:Dependencies
3198:
2969:cite journal
2947:
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2892:cite journal
2881:
2872:
2866:
2855:. Retrieved
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2532:. Railfare.
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2267:World War II
2209:Pennsylvania
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2103:Pennsylvania
2039:railways of
2030:
1996:Pennsylvania
1956:narrow gauge
1944:
1924:
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1627:Pittsburgh's
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1383:MTA Maryland
1348:
1344:double track
1329:
1287:
1273:
1266:
1258:
1254:
1247:Lake Ontario
1243:Peanut Route
1242:
1231:
1227:Hudson River
1208:
1194:
1191:Broad gauges
1182:
1151:
1089:track gauges
1086:
926:(5 ft 6 in)
853:(5 ft 3 in)
621:
584:
541:(4 ft 6 in)
509:(3 ft 6 in)
366:(2 ft 6 in)
296:(2 ft 3 in)
236:
216:Fifteen inch
203:
116:
107:
97:
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64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
4713:Scale model
4156:Broad gauge
3825:metre gauge
3774:950 mm
3767:914 mm
3736:900 mm
3706:891 mm
3681:800 mm
3674:762 mm
3643:760 mm
3617:750 mm
3610:686 mm
3580:559 mm
3570:533 mm
3560:508 mm
3532:500 mm
3525:483 mm
3513:457 mm
3501:406 mm
3471:400 mm
3464:381 mm
3431:Track gauge
3306:Puerto Rico
3233:territories
3179:Saint Lucia
3114:El Salvador
2692:|work=
2425:) gauge to
2243:World War I
2217:600 mm
2198:610 mm
2140:610 mm
2116:610 mm
2051:762 mm
2041:Los Angeles
2019:762 mm
1952:914 mm
1933:914 mm
1814:cog railway
1268:dual gauged
1127:610 mm
1046:By location
305:750 mm
165:Scale model
136:Track gauge
4764:Categories
4729:by country
4722:Categories
4665:Dual gauge
3566:21 in
3556:20 in
3520:19 in
3508:18 in
3496:16 in
3459:15 in
3301:Montserrat
3296:Martinique
3291:Guadeloupe
3089:Costa Rica
2957:Retrieved
2857:2019-12-12
2832:2019-12-12
2811:2019-12-12
2790:2019-12-12
2769:2019-12-12
2748:2019-12-12
2489:References
2283:hinterland
2259:New Jersey
2215:. Similar
2162:, and the
2085:, Hawaii,
1972:California
1902:Cape Gauge
1898:cable cars
1727:See also:
1715:Ohio gauge
1496:light rail
1259:Lackawanna
1255:Lackawanna
1178:changeover
1164:, and the
1026:Conversion
1021:Dual gauge
429:Three foot
80:newspapers
4708:Miniature
4321:5 ft
3960:4 ft
3762:3 ft
3376:Caribbean
3286:Greenland
3209:Venezuela
3154:Nicaragua
3124:Guatemala
3044:Argentina
3029:Sovereign
2694:ignored (
2684:cite book
2448:systems.
2418:5 ft
2390:5 ft
2325:6 ft
2315:Gauge war
2193:2 ft
2135:2 ft
2112:2 ft
2087:Minnesota
2037:funicular
1947:3 ft
1929:3 ft
1600:5 ft
1573:5 ft
1494:suburban
1450:systems.
1263:converted
1215:6 ft
1199:6 ft
1154:6 ft
1139:5 ft
1131:6 ft
1123:2 ft
1069:Australia
778:Five foot
173:By size (
160:Miniature
4599: in
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3489: in
3241:Anguilla
3189:Suriname
3164:Paraguay
3139:Honduras
3099:Dominica
3084:Colombia
3054:Barbados
2674:June 22,
2461:See also
2401:and the
2265:through
2263:Oklahoma
2235: in
2188:Boothbay
2128:Several
2095:Nebraska
2075:Hawaiian
2067:Michigan
2000:Colorado
1990:and the
1918:and the
1900:use the
1856: in
1783: in
1749: in
1684: in
1658: in
1561:Route 15
1537: in
1469: in
1439: in
1415: in
1367: in
1115: in
984:(9 ft 10
981:3,000 mm
955:2,140 mm
939:1,829 mm
935:Six foot
923:1,676 mm
896:1,668 mm
866:1,638 mm
850:1,600 mm
823:1,588 mm
798:1,581 mm
782:1,524 mm
755:1,520 mm
725:1,495 mm
695:1,458 mm
665:1,450 mm
638:1,445 mm
591:1,435 mm
586:Standard
554:1,432 mm
538:1,372 mm
522:1,219 mm
506:1,067 mm
476:1,000 mm
276:Two foot
223:(15 in)
4744:by name
4594:⁄
4567:⁄
4543:⁄
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3788:⁄
3750:⁄
3719:⁄
3695:⁄
3657:⁄
3631:⁄
3545:⁄
3484:⁄
3271:Curaçao
3256:Bonaire
3251:Bermuda
3204:Uruguay
3144:Jamaica
3119:Grenada
3109:Ecuador
3064:Bolivia
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