In railroad terminology, what does the term track gauge mean?

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The gauge of the track is the distance between the rails. The North American standard is 4' 8 1/2".

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A track gauge itself is an instrument that inspectors, section foremen, and workers use to make sure the rails are the correct distance apart.

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Track gauge is the term for the size of the rail. Some train cars run on skinny or smaller gauge tracks, and some of the bigger cargo cars use a wider or large gauge track.

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Federal Railroad Administration track standards define gauge as the distance between the rails

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Gauge = The distance between the rail heads measured from the inside of the rails. Standard gauge is 4 Ft. 8 1/2 In.

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size of rail and the distance between .

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The distance between the two parallel rails. Most countries use Standard Gauge (4 ft 8½ in). Alot of heritage railways in Wales, amongst other places, use Narrow Gauge, the distance between rails in this gauge varies. One example of a railway which uses Narrow Gauge is the famous Ffestiniog Railway, which runs from Blaennau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog on the coast. This line is based mainly in Snowdonia National Park.

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A track gauge is also the name for an instrument that measures the distance between the rails.

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The guage of the track is simply the width between the inside of the rails.The standard guage being 56/ inches or(143.5 centimeters).

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57 inches C.R.I.&P

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