2 ft gauge railroads in the United States

A list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States.

A junction on the underground freight railway network built by the defunct Chicago Tunnel Company.

A steam train on a revived segment of the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad in Maine.

A Crown Metal Products-built train on Hersheypark's Dry Gulch Railroad in Pennsylvania in 1966.

Installations

State/territory	Railway
Alabama	Birmingham Zoo Express/Red Diamond Express (located in Birmingham Zoo) (converted from 16 in / 406 mm gauge) (operating) Shelby & Southern Railroad (located at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum) (separate 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm railroad named Calera & Shelby Railroad also present) (operating) Wales West Light Railway (located in Wales West RV Resort & Light Railway) (operating)
Arizona	Old Tucson (operating)
California	99 Steam Train (located in Six Flags Magic Mountain) (separate 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge railway named Orient Express also present and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Grand Centennial Excursion Railroad previously present) (defunct - park and first separate railway still operating) California Living Museum (located in Bakersfield, California) (operating) Bonfante Railroad (located in Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park) (operating) Grand Sierra Railroad (located in Knott's Berry Farm) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Ghost Town & Calico Railroad also present) (operating) Casey Jr. Circus Train (located in Disneyland) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Disneyland Railroad and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Main Street Vehicles also present; and separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Jolly Trolley, separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland, and separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Viewliner Train of Tomorrow previously present) (operating) Castle Park Railroad (located in Castle Park) (separate 14 in (356 mm) gauge railway named Riverside Express also present) (operating) Descanso, Alpine and Pacific Railway (operating) Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad (located in Knott's Berry Farm) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Ghost Town & Calico Railroad also present) (operating) Kennedy Express (located in Kennedy Park (Hayward, California)) (operating) Neverland Express at Neverland Ranch (Michael Jackson's home and amusement park) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Neverland Valley Railroad also present) (defunct) Sonoma Magnesite Tramway (defunct) Zoo Train (located in Santa Barbara Zoo) (operating)
Colorado	Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad (operating) Gilpin Railroad (dual gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (defunct) Silver Rock Railway (located in Royal Gorge Bridge & Park) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Incline Railway also present) (closed)
Connecticut	C.P. Huntington Train (located in Lake Compounce) (separate standard-gauge railway named The Trolley also present) (operating)
Florida	East Swamp & Gatorville Railroad (defunct) Edwin Link Children's Railroad (located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum) (separate standard-gauge railway also present) (operating) Everglade Express (located in Lion Country Safari) (defunct - park still operating) Gatorland Express (located in Gatorland) (operating) Green Meadows Petting Farm (Kissimmee, Florida) (defunct) Veterans Memorial Railroad[1] (located in Veterans Memorial Park) (operating)
Georgia	Safari Train (located at Wild Adventures Theme Park) (operating) Tallulah Falls Railway Museum (seasonal)
Illinois	Chicago Tunnel Company (temporary 14 in (356 mm) gauge lines used during construction process) (defunct) George Waters Memorial Railroad (located at the Prairie Land Heritage Museum) (operating)
Indiana	Hesston Steam Museum (dual-gauge lines with 3 ft (914 mm) gauge track also present) (separate 14 in (356 mm) gauge railway and separate 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating)
Kentucky	Richwood Tahoe Railroad (operating)
Louisiana	Bayou Le Zoo Choo Choo (located in Alexandria Zoological Park) (operating)
Maine	Boothbay Railway Village (operating) Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (dual-gauge lines with standard gauge track also present) (defunct) Eustis Railroad (defunct) Franklin and Megantic Railway (defunct) Kennebec Central Railroad (defunct) Kingfield and Dead River Railroad (defunct) Madrid Railroad (defunct) Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum (operating) Monson Railroad (defunct) Phillips and Rangeley Railroad (defunct) S.D. Warren Paper Mill (standard-gauge lines also present) (defunct) Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad (operating) Sandy River Railroad (defunct) Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (operating)
Massachusetts	Billerica and Bedford Railroad (defunct) Edaville Railroad (operating) Old Smokey Railroad Line (located in Pleasure Island) (defunct)
Michigan	Tauber Family Railroad (located in Detroit Zoo) (operating) Toonerville Trolley[2] in Soo Junction (operating)
Minnesota	Lake Region Threshers Show Dalton MN (600 mm / 1 ft 11+5⁄8 in gauge) (operating)[3]
Missouri	Emerson Zooline Railroad (located in Saint Louis Zoo) (operating) Frisco Silver Dollar Line (located in Silver Dollar City) (separate narrow-gauge railway used as a component of the Marvel Cave attraction also present) (operating)
Nebraska	ZO&O Railroad (located in Lincoln Children's Zoo) (operating)
Nevada	Carson & Mills Park Railroad[4] (located in Mills Park) (operating)
New Hampshire	Canobie Express (located in Canobie Lake Park) (operating) Huff Puff and Whistle Railroad (located in Story Land) (operating) J.E. Henry Railway (located in Loon Mountain Resort) (operating)
New Jersey	Turtle Back Junction (located in Turtle Back Zoo) (operating) Van Saun Park Railroad (located in Van Saun County Park) (operating)
New Mexico	Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad (derfunct)
New York	Erie Canal Village[5] (operating) Santa Fe Railroad (located in Freedomland U.S.A.) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Horse Trolley also present) (defunct)
North Carolina	Mideast Railroad[6] (located in Ederville) (operating) Museum of Life and Science (operating) Pullen Park (operating)
Oregon	Oaks Amusement Park (operating) Little Pixie (located in Pixieland) (defunct)
Pennsylvania	Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad[7] (operating) City Island Railroad (operating) Dry Gulch Railroad (located in Hersheypark) (operating) Foster Brook & State Line Railroad (private) (operating) Loyalhanna Limited Railroad (located in Idlewild and Soak Zone) (separate 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway named Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Trolley Ride also present) (operating) Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railway (defunct) Tipton Creek Railroad (located in DelGrosso's Amusement Park) (operating) Zephyr Railroad (located in Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom) (separate 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway named Cedar Creek Cannonball also present) (operating)
Texas	Busch Gardens Houston (defunct) Forest Park Miniature Railroad[8] (located in Forest Park (Fort Worth, Texas)) (operating) Hempstead & Northern Railroad (private) (operating) Hermann Park Railroad (located in Hermann Park) (operating) San Antonio Zoo Eagle (located in Brackenridge Park) (operating) Shark Voyage (located in Downtown Aquarium, Houston) (operating)
Utah	S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum[9] (separate 7+1⁄2 in (190.5 mm) gauge railway also present) (operating) Wild Kingdom Train (located in Lagoon) (separate 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway named Pioneer Village Railroad and two separate 12 in (305 mm) gauge railways, the more recent one being named Lagoon Miniature Railway, previously present) (operating)
Virginia	Portsmouth City Railroad[10] (located in Portsmouth City Park) (operating)
Washington	Bow Hill Railroad (private) (operating) Tolt River Railroad Steam Train Ride (located in Remlinger Farms) (operating)

References

Veterans Memorial Railroad - official website
Toonerville Trolley — official website
WW I steam train
"Carson & Mills Park Railroad - official website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
Erie Canal Village - official website
Ederville - official website
Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad - official website
Forest Park Miniature Railroad - official website
S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum - official website
"Portsmouth City Park - official website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

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[1] Veterans Memorial Railroad - official website

[2] Toonerville Trolley — official website

[3] WW I steam train

[4] "Carson & Mills Park Railroad - official website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

[5] Erie Canal Village - official website

[6] Ederville - official website

[7] Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad - official website

[8] Forest Park Miniature Railroad - official website

[9] S&S Shortline Railroad Park & Museum - official website

[10] "Portsmouth City Park - official website". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

Track gauge (list)
Minimum-gauge Minimum-gauge railways	15 in (381 mm) 400 mm (15+3⁄4 in) 16 in (406 mm) 18 in (457 mm) 19 in (483 mm) 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) 20 in (508 mm) 21 in (533 mm) 1 ft 10 in (559 mm)
Narrow gauge	2 foot and 600 mm 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) 800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 891 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄32 in) Swedish three foot 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) 3 ft (914 mm) 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Italian metre gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge 1,050 mm (3 ft 5+11⁄32 in), 1,055 mm (3 ft 5+1⁄2 in), 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 1,093 mm (3 ft 7 in), 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in), 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) 4 ft (1,219 mm) 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm), Middleton Railway 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,384 mm), Scotch gauge 4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm), almost standard gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm) 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Standard gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in / 1,435 mm, Stephenson gauge
Broad gauge	1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) 1,445 mm (4 ft 8+7⁄8 in) 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in) 4 ft 9+3⁄8 in (1,457 mm) 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm), Toronto gauge 5 ft / 1,524 mm and 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), Russian gauge. 5 ft 2+1⁄4 in / 1,581 mm and 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in / 1,588 mm, Pennsylvania gauge 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm), Irish gauge 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1,638 mm), Baltimore gauge 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in), Iberian gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm), Indian gauge 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm), Brunel gauge 3,000 mm (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in), Breitspurbahn 8,200 mm (26 ft 10+27⁄32 in), Lärchwandschrägaufzug 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+5⁄16 in), Krasnoyarsk ship lift
List of track gauge articles	List of track gauges List of tram track gauges Miniature railways Minimum-gauge railways Large amusement railways
Gauge differences	Bogie exchange Break of gauge Dual gauge Gauge conversion list Variable gauge
Transport mode	Tram and light rail Rapid transit Miniature Scale model
Categories	by country by imperial units by metric units by name lists of track gauges

2 ft gauge railroads in the United States

Installations

See also

References