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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 ...
Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North , Central , and South America . In Ireland , many secondary and industrial lines were built to 3 ft gauge, and it is the dominant gauge on the Isle of Man , where it is known as the Manx Standard Gauge .
Temporary narrow-gauge railways are commonly built to support large tunneling and mining operations. The famous San Francisco cable car system has a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), as did the street cars on the former Los Angeles street railway. Rail haulage has been very important in the mining industry.
4 ft 8 in gauge railways in the United States (15 P) Pages in category "Narrow-gauge railroads in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Hawaiian Railway Society is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge heritage railroad and railroad museum in Ewa, Hawaii, USA, on the island of Oahu. It uses the trackbed of the defunct Oahu Railway and Land Company. It is currently the only operating railroad museum in the U.S State of Hawaii.
Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway; Cincinnati Northern Railway (1880–83) Colorado Central Railroad; Colorado and Southern Railway; Columbus and Rome Railroad; Columbus and Rome Railway; Conococheague Mountain Tunnel; Corpus Christi, San Diego and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad; Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad; Cumbres and ...
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 ).
The Oahu Railway and Land Company, or OR&L, was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge common carrier railway that served much of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, and was the largest narrow gauge class one common carrier in the U.S, until its dissolution in 1947.