West Side Lumber Company railway
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The West Side Lumber Company railway was the last of the 3 ft narrow-gauge logging railroads operating in the American west.
The engine shed in 1979.
Route in 1948
The lower section of the Railway in 2003
West Side and Cherry Valley Railroad No. 7
Narrow-gauge railway
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A narrow-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm and 1,067 mm.
1556 woodcut from De re metallica, showing a narrow-gauge railway in a mine
An Electric Tilt Train in Queensland. Unlike other states in Australia which use different gauges, Queensland's network is made up of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)-gauge track.
The 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Disneyland Railroad in California
The 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge Ffestiniog Railway in Wales