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The construction process will involve building a standard gauge track to handle both passenger and freight trains, meaning trade can take place along the new routes.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The track changed to standard gauge in 1889.
—Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2020
First constructed in pre-Soviet times, its network is predominantly a broad gauge railway – different to the standard gauge, which most of Europe uses.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
In just a few seconds, the trains can switch from the meter-gauge track of the MOB to the Swiss standard gauge of 1,435 millimeters, eliminating the need for through passengers to change trains en route.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
The standard gauge cluster is part digital, part analog (as seen in other Honda models).
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 7 Nov. 2022
Previous holders of the world's longest passenger train record -- Belgium and, before that, the Netherlands -- used standard gauge railways through flat landscapes to their advantage.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 30 Oct. 2022
The standard gauge railroad was built in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., reaching Bald Knob to haul lumber to the mill located in Cass.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022
Although the term can apply to any currency, the U.S. dollar is considered the standard gauge.
—Robert D. Hershey Jr., WSJ, 2 Nov. 2021
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The track changed to standard gauge in 1889.
—Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2020
First constructed in pre-Soviet times, its network is predominantly a broad gauge railway – different to the standard gauge, which most of Europe uses.
—Julia Buckley, CNN, 25 Feb. 2023
In just a few seconds, the trains can switch from the meter-gauge track of the MOB to the Swiss standard gauge of 1,435 millimeters, eliminating the need for through passengers to change trains en route.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 9 Dec. 2022
The standard gauge cluster is part digital, part analog (as seen in other Honda models).
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 7 Nov. 2022
Previous holders of the world's longest passenger train record -- Belgium and, before that, the Netherlands -- used standard gauge railways through flat landscapes to their advantage.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 30 Oct. 2022
The standard gauge railroad was built in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., reaching Bald Knob to haul lumber to the mill located in Cass.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022
Although the term can apply to any currency, the U.S. dollar is considered the standard gauge.
—Robert D. Hershey Jr., WSJ, 2 Nov. 2021
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“Standard gauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standard%20gauge. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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