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

Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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).

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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.

Answer 7

57 inches C.R.I.&P

Answer 8

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

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

Answer 9

size of rail and the distance between .