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4 feet 8.5 inches ... is called standard gauge.
There are still narrow gauge trains of both 3 feet and 2 feet operating, but only as tourist attractions these days.
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What is railway broad gauge?
Gauge refers to the spacing between the rails. In the US that's 4'8" and any track spacing that's wider is called "broad gauge".
What has the author Don Ball written?
Don Ball has written: 'Portrait of the rails' -- subject(s): Railroads, Locomotives, History 'America's railroads' -- subject(s): History, Railroads 'Railroad!' 'Portrait of the rails' -- subject(s): Railroads, Locomotives, History
What is a narrow gauge train?
The railroad term "gauge" refers to the spacing between the rails. A "narrow gauge" line or train is therefore one where the spacing between the rails is less than the "standard gauge" of 4 feet 8.5 inches.
What were most railroads built on?
This is difficult to answer because depending upon the area and the railway, and era, the answer is different. The early railroads used wooden rails with steel straps on top, which was followed by iron rails. Initially, these were built on stone "sleepers", but later were built on wooden sleepers or ties. In the Southern US, many railroads were built on "stilts", essentially bridges because of the wetlands/swamps they travelled through.
How ironed help railroads?
Iron allowed the rails to be built and the trains themselves to be designed.
How does the invention of the bessemer process lead to the rapid development of railroads in the US?
Good steel became cheap. Trains run on steel rails. Miles and miles and miles of them.
What is something a grader for the railroads might have done?
lifted and set heavy iron rails into place.
Why are sleepers on railway tracks?
To keep the rails at a certain spacing, and to spread the weight of the train over a wider area.
What important man-made material made the railroads a reality?
The iron rails that formed the railway tracks.
How did the railroads impact the relationship between eastern cities and the great plains?
They crashed off the rails in 1955
Why Railway tracks are mounted on sleepers?
To keep the rails at a certain spacing, and to spread the weight of the train over a wider area.
Why are sleepers used below the railway tracks?
To keep the rails at a certain spacing, and to spread the weight of the train over a wider area.
