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cog railway

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cog railway
n.
A railway designed to operate on steep slopes and having a locomotive with a center cogwheel that engages with a cogged center rail to provide traction. Also called rack railway.
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Noun1.cog railwaycog railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
rack 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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