Not sure what gauge this is - looks like 50 cm, but very unusual if so in US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj1XVMQTrzM
US Ford Model A based loco
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50cm would be an unusual gauge, 60cm, 2ft, 24inch, was much more common.
But, there were some 20 inch gauge mining trams out west in copper country, I think.
Let's see, 20 inch in cm is 20 X 2.54 = that 50 cm.
Maybe 50cm isn't overly unusual after all?
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okay, yeah, here's what I'm thinking of,
http://www.mininghistoryassociation.org/Morenci.htm
But, there were some 20 inch gauge mining trams out west in copper country, I think.
Let's see, 20 inch in cm is 20 X 2.54 = that 50 cm.
Maybe 50cm isn't overly unusual after all?
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okay, yeah, here's what I'm thinking of,
In 1879, the Coronado Railroad, a 20 inch, baby gauge, was constructed to link the base of the Longfellow Mine incline to the smelter. In 1880, a steam engine replaced mule power. The railroad continued to operate until 1922. In1882 these operations were sold to a Scottish firm, the Arizona Copper Company.
http://www.mininghistoryassociation.org/Morenci.htm
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Re: US Ford Model A based loco
[quote="tebee"] Not sure what gauge this is - looks like 50 cm, but very unusual if so in US.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj1XVMQTrzM [/quote]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj1XVMQTrzM [/quote]
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20 inch gauge
Arizona Copper Mines 20 inch gauge railways must be the ones thinking of .
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p.s. Didn't they have an operation around Morenci?
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p.s. Didn't they have an operation around Morenci?
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