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Track gauge in the United States

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Originally, various track gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges ranging from 2 ft (610 mm) to 6 ft (1,829 mm). As a general rule, southern railroads were built to one or another broad gauge, mostly 5 ft (1,524 mm), while northern railroads that were not standard-gauge tended to be narrow-gauge. The Pacific Railroad Acts of 1863 specified standard gauge be used for the first transcontinental railroad.

Track gauge in the United States - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Widths of railway tracks Track gauge By transport mode Rapid transit Tram Miniature Scale model By size ( full list )   Minimum   Fifteen inch 381 mm (1 ft 3 in)   Narrow   600 mm 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) Two foot 610 mm (2 ft) Two foot three inch 686 mm (2 ft 3 in)   750 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Bosnian gauge 760 mm (2 ft 5 + 15 ⁄ 16 in) Two foot six inch 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)   Swedish three-foot 891 mm (2 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 32 in) 900 mm

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