Railway modes designed for steep ground, in which a toothed rack rail between the running rails engages a cog wheel on the locomotive or railcar so that trains can climb grades far steeper than ordinary adhesion railways can manage. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the mode a cog railway, rack railway or other mountain railway system. It excludes urban rail, main line and freight rail, and high speed or experimental rail. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Rack Railway
WikipediaHas Member: Cog Railway, Lead sectionQuote, Has Member: Cog Railway, Lead section
A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.
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