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  2. 4 ft 8 in gauge railways - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Metro 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (1,429 mm), the gauge is 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm) less than 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) The trams in Nuremberg for one time nominally used 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 in), the gauge is 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3 mm) less than 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) The MTR uses 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) on most lines.

  3. Standard-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    The Bucharest Metro uses 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge. The Washington Metro uses 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (1,429 mm), 1 ⁄ 4 in (6 mm) narrower than standard gauge. The Mount Washington Cog Railway, the world's oldest mountain-climbing rack-and-pinion railway, uses a 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) gauge.

  4. Fifteen-inch–gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    Two foot six inch: 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Swedish three foot: 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm: 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) Three foot: 914 mm (3 ft) Italian metre: 950 mm (3 ft 1 + 13 ⁄ 32 in) Metre: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Three foot six inch: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Four foot: 1,219 mm (4 ft) Four foot six inch: 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in ...

  5. Track gauge in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges ranging from 2 ft (610 mm) to 6 ft (1,829 mm). As a general rule, southern railroads were built to one or another broad gauge, mostly 5 ft ( 1,524 mm ), while northern railroads that were not standard-gauge tended to be narrow-gauge.

  6. Simone Biles sticks her vault, leads ‘Redeem Team ... - AOL

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    The 4-foot, 8-inch Biles said she felt “the weight of the world on my shoulders” going into the Tokyo Olympics, which had been postponed a year because of the COVID pandemic. She was the face ...

  7. Track gauge in North America - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of North American railroads are standard gauge (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in / 1,435 mm).Exceptions include some streetcar, subway and rapid transit systems, mining and tunneling operations, and some narrow-gauge lines particularly in the west, e.g. the isolated White Pass and Yukon Route system, and the former Newfoundland Railway.

  8. Olympic moment of the day: Simone Biles, alone on the floor ...

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    July 30, 2024 at 4:33 PM. ... But what the 4-foot-8-inch Biles lacks in height, she more than makes up for in heart and, after years of therapy and working on herself, mental toughness.

  9. Track gauge in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Russian and 5 ft gauge. 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in): former Soviet Union states; 1,524 mm (5 ft): Finland and Estonia (The difference is within tolerance limits, so it is possible to exchange trains between 1520 mm and 1524 mm networks without changes to the wheelsets, however sometimes issues like stuck rolling stock might occur.)