20 to 30 miles apart – distance between railway feeder stations determined by consideration of traffic to be handled, the performance required of electric traction units and electrical characteristics of overhead and supply systems. The track spacing is the distance between the track centres of double-track railway lines. Additional spacing may be necessary on curves, refer to Part 2, Section 1. The previously defined half vehicle gauge was 1575 mm. Welcome to Amtrak's library of engineering practices, standards and related engineering resource documents (collectively “Documents”). 1 This Standard shall apply on all tracks owned or operated on by a railway company.
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