| 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. |
cog railway, cogway [ˈkɒgˌweɪ]
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(Transport / Railways) Chiefly US other terms for rack railway
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| Noun | 1. |  cog railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide tractionrailroad, 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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