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5 Class I railroads with prominent narrow gauge in the 20th century

At the dawn of the 20th century, dusk was approaching for the narrow gauge (3 feet or smaller between the rails) fad that ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Russian enthusiast builds his own mini-railway

ULYANOVKA, Russia -- For Pavel Chilin, building his own railway was the fulfillment of a childhood dream. It took the 62-year-old electrical engineer more than 10 years to build a 383-yard-long narrow ...
The New York Times

Inside the Struggle to Save Bulgaria’s Last Narrow-Gauge Railroad

The Rhodope Narrow-Gauge Railway serves remote communities in southwestern Bulgaria. Can longtime riders — and young enthusiasts — keep it running? Bulgarian Muslims, also known as Pomaks, board the ...
U.S. News & World Report

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. and Museum

U.S. News Insider Tip: Look out for special events like Ice Cream Trains and Sunset Express rides on weekend evenings during the warmer months and special "Polar Express" rides during the holiday ...
insider.si.edu

Narrow gauge railway stamps a collector's guide Howard Piltz

NPM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This, the first of four books, looks at the treatment of varying aspects of public transport with the aid of postage stamps, either ...
agerpres

Narrow-gauge railway in Foothill Oltenia set for revival through turist route

The discontinued narrow-gauge train service that used to bring limestone from Costesti to the chemical industrial platform in Ramnicu Valcea could start running again following an initiative of the ...
Janesville Gazette

Riverside & Great Northern Railway: Tours will remember, walk Janesville tourist-gauge route

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance will go back in time in October, offering an informational and walking tour series on the historic route of a tourist-gauge railroad ...