Jump to content

Three foot six inch gauge railways in the United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The San Francisco cable car system is the last manually-operated cable car system in the world.

A list of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railways in the United States. Apart from historical railways, it is commonly used in underground coal mines.[1][2] Also, in the past, this gauge had been a popular choice for urban mass transit systems (see table below).

Railroads

[edit]
State/territory Railway
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Maine
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Stoek, H. H.; Fleming, J. R.; Hoskin, A. J. (July 1922). A Study of Coal Mine Haulage in Illinois. Vol. 132. University of Illinois. pp. 102–103. Retrieved 22 June 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Lowrie, Raymond L., ed. (2002). "Excavation, Loading, and Material Transport". SME Mining Reference Handbook. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. p. 232. ISBN 9780873351751. Retrieved 9 Oct 2012.
  3. ^ Labbe, John T. (1980). Fares, Please! Those Portland Trolley Years. Caldwell, Idaho (US): The Caxton Printers. ISBN 0-87004-287-4.
  4. ^ Thompson, Richard M. (2010). Portland's Streetcar Lines. Arcadia Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7385-8126-2.
  5. ^ Pioneer Tunnel - official website