cog railway in English

noun
1
a railroad with a toothed central rail between the bearing rails that engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive, providing traction for ascending very steep slopes.
The town has a festive feel, but if you need to get away, take the cog railway up the mountain where the midday lunch lasts several hours.
noun
    rack railway

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1. The World’s First Mountain Climbing Cog Railway

2. The Mount Washington Cog Railway, also known as the Cog, is the world's first mountain-climbing Cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway)

3. It attracted many tourists who could reach it on a cog railway.

4. In Slovakia, there are two narrow-gauge lines in the High Tatras (one a cog railway).

5. The Mount Washington Cog Railway is in a remote mountainous area that is poorly mapped by GPS services

6. ReCognized as the world’s highest Cog railroad, The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is an important part of the heritage of the Western United States.