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American Fork Railroad
The American Fork Railroad was a long narrow gauge railway from American Fork, Utah, American Fork to Forest City, Utah, Forest City in Utah, which operated from 1872 to 1878. Foundation The American Fork Railroad was founded by New York (State), New York businessmen on April 3, 1872, as a subsidiary of the Miller Mining and Smelting Company. The founding documents were submitted on 16 April 1872 to the Auditor of Public Accounts. The company was managed by Major Edmund Wilkes of Salt Lake City, who also managed the mining company. Don Strack''American Fork Railroad (1872−1878).''June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2018. The measurement of the route was carried out from 30 April 1872, and the routing began on 3 June 1872. On 14 July 1872 enough rails for about of track and ten flat cars had arrived, but the track laying had already begun on 22 June 1872. Track Construction Originally, it was planned that a long stretch from a station on the still-to-be-built Utah S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrow Gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railway curve radius, tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter Rail profile, rails; they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain). Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often used in mountainous terrain, where engineering savings can be substantial. Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often built to serve industries as well as sparsely populated communities where the traffic potential would not justify the cost of a standard- or broad-gauge line. Narrow-gauge railways have specialised use in mines and other environments where a small structure gauge necessitates a small loading gauge. In some countries, narrow gauge is the standard: Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
