track where the rails are spaced more widely apart than 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (which is called standard gauge). Many early railroads were broad gauge...

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[Source: "Rail terminology" at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_terminology)]