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rack railway
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rack railway
n.
See cog railway.
rack railway
n
(Transport / 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
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Noun1.rack railwayrack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
cog railway
railroad, 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


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