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The Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (B&SR) was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railroad that operated in the vicinity of Bridgton and Harrison, Maine. It connected with the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad (later Maine Central Railroad Mountain Division ) from Portland, Maine , to St. Johnsbury, Vermont , near the town of Hiram on the Saco River .
The Amberley Museum Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway based at Amberley Museum, Amberley, West Sussex. It has a varied collection of engines and rolling stock ranging from 18 in (457 mm) gauge to 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) gauge. It operates passenger trains at the museum using a mixture of steam, internal combustion and battery ...
This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially during the late 1800s, with the most popular gauge being 3 ft gauge. [1] [2] Some of the more famous 3 ft gauge railroad networks in the US were based in California, Colorado, and Hawaii. These ...
The North Wales Narrow Gauge and West Donegal Railways also used the system on coaches, and a Cleminson wagon survives on the Ffestiniog. Two of the Manx Northern "N" class carriages were built as first-class; two as composites; and ten as either third-class or third-brake carriages.
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 ).
suburban coach Undergoing restoration; Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Tillamook, Oregon 2360 Pullman coach Stored, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, Ca. 2373 Pullman coach Available for lease as GOLDEN SHORE from American Rail Excursions [31] 2377 GOLDEN ORE Budd coach In use as 2095 ANASAZI at Grand Canyon Railway [32] 2378 GOLDEN SAND Budd coach
The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum collection began in the 1950s when the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society (TRPS) was the first voluntary society in the world to take over and run a public passenger carrying railway. Narrow-gauge railways were becoming redundant and their equipment scrapped.
The Oahu Railway and Land Company was the largest narrow-gauge class-one common-carrier railway in the US (at the time of its dissolution in 1947), and the only US narrow-gauge railroad to use signals. The OR&L used Automatic Block Signals, or ABS on their double track mainline between Honolulu and Waipahu, a total of 12.9 miles (20.8 km), and ...