rack railway

rack railway

n. See cog railway.

rack railway

n (Railways) a steep mountain railway having a middle rail fitted with a rack that engages a pinion on the locomotive to provide traction. Also called: cog railway

cog′ rail`way

n. a railroad having locomotives with a cogged center driving wheel engaging with a cogged rail to provide traction for climbing steeper grades. [1895–1900, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide tractioncog railwayrailroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

Translations

ferrovia a cremagliera