Three foot six inch gauge railways in the United States

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).

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

Installations

State/territory Railway
California
Colorado
Maine
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania

See also

References

  1. Stoek, H. H.; Fleming, J. R.; Hoskin, A. J. (July 1922). A Study of Coal Mine Haulage in Illinois. Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin. 132. University of Illinois. pp. 102–103. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. Lowrie, Raymond L., ed. (2002). "Excavation, Loading, and Material Transport". SME Mining Reference Handbook. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. p. 232. 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
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