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Gregg Mahlkov (Thirdrail)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 01:29 pm: | |
Forgot the big one, 56.5 inches is the standard gauge of Mainland China. Tried to add this to the previous post but it would not accept the addition! Sorry. |
Gregg Mahlkov (Thirdrail)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 01:26 pm: | |
The cost of material to lay track in the US is approximately $100. per foot. The cost of the underlying right of way and the labor to lay the track vary so widely (union vs. non-union labor, railroad employees vs. contractors, etc) that it's almost impossible to generalize. A mile of the common 200 foot wide right-of-way for example is over 16 acres of land. BTW, 56.5 inches is standard in North America and Europe except for Russia and the Iberian peninsula. It is also used for some railways in the Middle East, like Iraq and Egypt, that once directly connected with the European rail system via Turkey. It is also used in Australia (NSW and Trans-Australia), and South America (Peru and certain railways in Argentina and Brazil). In addition, it is used in North Africa, where the French built the rail lines. |
John Penta
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 11:40 pm: | |
Hi.
In a geopolitical play-by-email roleplaying game I moderate, there's a spate of railroad building going on.
Why, I can't really figure out.
Nonetheless, it's happening.
So, I've gotten one question in my head.
How much does it cost to lay modern railroad track (in the standard US/UK gauge)?
Also, where else is that gauge of track used?
(PS: If you could, email your responses to demonpenta2 at aol.com.)
Thanks!
John Penta |
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