Rack railway

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007193",
  "term": "Rack railway",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway in which a toothed rack rail laid between the running rails is engaged by a cogwheel on the locomotive or railcar. The engagement gives positive traction that does not depend on wheel-to-rail adhesion, so trains can climb gradients far steeper than conventional railways manage. The Pilatus Railway in Switzerland reaches a maximum gradient of 48 percent, the steepest of any rack railway.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cog railway",
    "cogroad",
    "cogway",
    "rack-and-pinion railway"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zahnradbahn",
    "es": "ferrocarril de cremallera",
    "fr": "chemin de fer à crémaillère"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/rack-railway/"
}