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  2. www.snopes.com › fact-check › railroad-gauge-chariotsAre U.S. Railroad Gauges Based on Roman Chariots? | Snopes.com

    Apr 16, 2001 · The US standard railroad gauge (width between the two rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used?

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Standard-gauge_railwayStandard-gauge railway - Wikipedia

    A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world, with about 55% of the ...

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  5. www.saferack.com › railroad-track-factsRailroad Facts… Construction, Safety and More. - SafeRack

    Dec 2, 2022 · How wide are railroad tracks? The US standard railroad gauge is 4 feet, 8.5 inches (Gauge means width between the two rails). The U.S. federal safety standards allow the standard gauge to vary from 4 ft 8 in (1,420 mm) to 4 ft 9 1⁄2 in (1,460 mm) for operation up to 60 mph (97 km/h).

  6. railroadrails.com › knowlege › rail-section-dimensionsRail Section Dimensions | Common Railroad Track Dimensions

    May 22, 2020 · Rail section dimensions mainly contain the rail height, the width of the base, the width of the head, the web thickness, the depth of head, the depth of the base, nominal weight per yard or meter. Railroad rail dimensions provide a method of identifying types of most rails.

  7. railroadrails.com › knowlege › railway-track-gaugeRailway Track Gauge | Different Gauges Around The World - AGICO

    Aug 1, 2020 · How wide are railroad tracks? A standard-gauge railway is 1435mm. Broad gauge and narrow gauge also exist. Railway track gauge varies from country to country.

    Railway Track Gauge
    Countries
    2134mm ( 7ft )
    UK
    1829mm
    Moscow-St. Petersburg Line, U.S. Erie ...
    1674mm (5ft 5in)
    Spain
    1665mm (5ft 5in)
    Portugal

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  8. www.trains.com › trn › railroadsTrack gauge: Different degrees of separation - Trains

    Sep 25, 2023 · Standard gauge is 4 feet, 8-1/2 inches. This is the gauge used when steam railroading began. It became the common gauge of Britain, North America, and Western Europe — except for Spain, Portugal, and Ireland. But how did this seemingly odd width become standard?

  9. traintrackshq.com › standard-gauge-trainsUnderstanding Standard Gauge Trains: Types, Tracks, Systems ...

    Standard gauge tracks have a distance of 4 feet, 8.5 inches (1,435 millimeters) between the inside edges of the rails. This may seem like an oddly specific measurement, but it’s actually based on a historical standard that was established in the early days of rail travel.