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West Penn Railways, one part of the West Penn System, was an interurban electric railway headquartered in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. It was part of the region's power generation utility.
A West Penn Railways car in 1891
Former depot in Greensburg, now City Hall
Former depot in Connellsville
Former depot in Uniontown
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; others used gauges ranging from 2 ft to 6 ft. As a gen
West Penn Railways
…electric wire. The cars themselves were larger and heavier than typical city streetcars and were painted in a standout bright orange. West Penn's broad gauge (5 ft 21⁄2 in) single track was laid in streets in towns, but in the countryside the track often ran on a right-of-way separate from roads. At some points, the West…
Dual-gauge track at the Nevada State Railroad Museum: standard and 3 ft (914 mm)
The Denver and Rio Grande Railway line with dual gauge track. The railway's success was initially attributed in part to the narrow gauge construction.