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).

Railroads edit

State/territory	Railway
California	Los Angeles Railway (dual gauge lines with standard gauge track also present) (all dual gauge lines shared with Pacific Electric) (defunct) Mount Lowe Railway (partially converted to standard gauge) (U.S. National Register of Historic Places status) (defunct) Pacific Electric (standard gauge lines and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track also present) (all 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge trackage was dual-gauged with standard gauge trackage) (all dual gauge lines shared with Los Angeles Railway) (defunct) Poway–Midland Railroad (operating) San Diego Electric Railway (converted to standard gauge) (defunct) San Francisco cable car system (U.S. National Historic Landmark status) (operating) Southern California Railway Museum (standard gauge lines, 3 ft (914 mm) gauge lines, and dual gauge lines with standard gauge track and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track also present) (operating)
Colorado	Denver Tramway (defunct) Henderson molybdenum mine (mostly defunct)
Maine	New Brunswick Railway (crossed into New Brunswick, Canada) (converted to standard gauge) (defunct)
Nebraska	Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad (defunct)
New Jersey	Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railroad (converted to standard gauge) (defunct) Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway (defunct) Pleasantville & Ocean City Railroad (converted to standard gauge) (defunct)
New York	City Island Railroad (defunct) Pelham Park Railroad Company (converted to a monorail) (defunct)
Oregon	Former Portland, Oregon city streetcar system (operated by various companies at different times, including the Portland Street Railway Company; the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company; and the Portland Traction Company), last lines closed 1950. Except for the line to Vancouver, Washington (3 ft 6 in or 1,067 mm), the interurban lines of the same companies were standard gauge,^[3] as were a few of the city lines (in the southeast part of the city).^[4]
Pennsylvania	Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway (U.S. National Register of Historic Places status) (defunct) Pioneer Tunnel^[5] (operating)

References edit

^ 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)
^ 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.
^ Labbe, John T. (1980). Fares, Please! Those Portland Trolley Years. Caldwell, Idaho (US): The Caxton Printers. ISBN 0-87004-287-4.
^ Thompson, Richard M. (2010). Portland's Streetcar Lines. Arcadia Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7385-8126-2.
^ Pioneer Tunnel - official website

[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.

[labbe-3] Labbe, John T. (1980). Fares, Please! Those Portland Trolley Years. Caldwell, Idaho (US): The Caxton Printers. ISBN 0-87004-287-4.

[thompson2010-4] 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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