== == standard gauge is 56 1/2 inches 5/8 of inch below the top the rail.
Thanks to the 9/11 commission, alot of that info is classified, but If you know how to read a tape measure, I'm sure you could find out without travelling more than 5 miles from where you're at right now
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Railroad tracks are often called rails.
56.5" wide
They are there to allow for the expansion of the rails during hot weather.
4 feet 8 1/2 inches. Dinoglide.
A golden spike was a railroad spike used in celebrating the wedding of the rails.
The railroad spike used in celebrating the wedding of the rails was the golden spike.
== standard gauge is 4 feet 8 and 1/2 inches== == == ==
Stealing railroad tracks comes under a number of Federal felony areas, and will nearly guarantee Federal prison time, and can mean life in prison. However, you more likely mean theft of railroad rails where the track is not in service - this is a felony, and is very unlikely not to be caught if the thief attempts to sell the rails as scrap.
it's simple. The rails in the railroad was layed down on a road.
Standard North American railroad tracks are 54.5 inches apart. This distance is known as the gauge of the rail.
The space between the rails (most of the time {there are exceptions}) is 4 feet 8 and 1/2 inches. Everything else varies.