Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack.

Schneeberg cog railway steam locomotive, with tilted boiler, on level track.

functioning of the rack and pinion.

A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail. This allows the trains to operate on steep gradients. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 705 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 705 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1461 KB) Picture taken by me User:Robbe of the cog railroad in Puchberg/Schneeberg, Austria. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1461 KB) Picture taken by me User:Robbe of the cog railroad in Puchberg/Schneeberg, Austria. ... Rack and pinion animation. ... Rack and pinion animation. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... Rail tracks. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). ... Illustration of a Gear train with a pinion shown. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... This article is about the mathematical term. ...

Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment. A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... “Mass Transit” redirects here. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... A grade (or gradient) is the pitch of a slope, and is often expressed as a percent tangent, or rise over run. It is used to express the steepness of slope on a hill, stream, roof, railroad, or road, where zero indicates level (with respect to gravity) and increasing numbers... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ...

The first cog railway was the Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, UK, where the first commercial steam locomotive, The Salamanca, ran in 1812. This used a rack and pinion system designed and patented in 1811 by John Blenkinsop. The Middleton Steam Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ... Middleton is a Leeds district 6 km (4 miles) south of Leeds City Centre. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... One of the last mainline steam locomotives built in the UK: British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 no. ... The Salamanca was the first commercially successful steam locomotive, built in 1812 by Matthew Murray of Holbeck, for the edge railed Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds. ... John Blenkinsop (1783-1831) was a British mining engineer and an inventor in the area of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical railway locomotive. ...

The first mountain cog railway was the Mount Washington Cog Railway in the US state of New Hampshire, which carried its first fare-paying passengers in 1868 and reached the summit of Mount Washington in 1869. The first rack railway in Europe was the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn on Mount Rigi in Switzerland, which opened in 1871. Both lines are still running. The Mount Washington Cog Railway The Mount Washington Cog Railway was the worlds first mountain climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway) with a Marsh rack system. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ... The Summit Mount Washington is the highest peak in the American Northeast at 6,288 ft. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A group of standard gauge mountain railways or cog railways around Rigi and Vitznau, see also Swiss-Rigi Mountain Railway http://www. ... Rigi is a mountain in central Switzerland and part of the Alps. ...

Rack systems

Different rack systems: from the left, Riggenbach, Strub, Abt and Locher.

A number of different rack systems have been developed. Today, the majority of rack railways use the Abt system. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...

Riggenbach

The Riggenbach rack system

The Riggenbach rack system, invented by Niklaus Riggenbach, is the oldest form of rack railway and uses a ladder rack, formed of steel plates or channels connected by round or square rods at regular intervals. The Riggenbach system was the first system devised, and suffers from the problem that its fixed ladder rack is much more complex and expensive to build than the other systems. It was invented in 1863 and first used on the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn in 1871. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Niklaus Riggenbach (born May 21, 1817 in Gebweiler in the Alsace; † July 25, 1899) was the inventor of the Riggenbach rack system for which France gave him Patent Nr. ... For other uses, see Ladder (disambiguation). ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). ... Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. ... Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. ... Circle illustration This article is about the shape and mathematical concept of circle. ... For other uses, see Square. ... Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. ... A group of standard gauge mountain railways or cog railways around Rigi and Vitznau, see also Swiss-Rigi Mountain Railway http://www. ...

Marsh

The Marsh rack system was invented by the American inventor Sylvester Marsh at about the same time that Niklaus Riggenbach invented his Riggenbach system. It is used on the Mount Washington Cog Railway. The two systems resemble each other, and may be referred to by either name. Niklaus Riggenbach (born May 21, 1817 in Gebweiler in the Alsace; † July 25, 1899) was the inventor of the Riggenbach rack system for which France gave him Patent Nr. ... The Mount Washington Cog Railway The Mount Washington Cog Railway was the worlds first mountain climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway) with a Marsh rack system. ...

Strub

The Strub rack system

The Strub rack system, invented by Emil Strub, is similar to the Abt rack system but uses just one wide rack plate welded on top of a flat bottom T rail. It is the simplest rack system to maintain and has become increasingly popular. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Rack railway track using Von Roll system rack. ... Emil Strub (born July 13th in Trimbach, Switzerland, died December 15th 1909) was a Swiss builder, railway builder and inventor who made important inventions for rack railways. ... The Strub rack rail on a cog railway. ... Rail tracks. ...

Abt

Abt rack system

Abt rack system

The Abt system was devised by Roman Abt, a Swiss locomotive engineer working for a Riggenbach-equipped line. The Abt rack has steel plates mounted vertically parallel to the rails, with rack teeth in them machined to a precise profile. These engage with the locomotive's pinion teeth much more smoothly than the Riggenbach system. Two or three parallel sets of Abt rack plates are used, with a corresponding number of driving pinions on the locomotive, to ensure that at least one pinion tooth is always engaged securely. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x799, 738 KB) Summary Snowdon Mountain Railway. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x799, 738 KB) Summary Snowdon Mountain Railway. ... Carl Roman Abt ( 16 July 1850 - 1 May 1933, Lucerne) was a Swiss mechanical engineer who invented the Abt rack system for rack railways. ...

The pinion wheels can be mounted on the same axle as the rail wheels (as in the picture at right), or driven separately. The steam locomotives on the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company had separate pistons driving the pinion wheel. Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on the 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. ...

Locher

Locher rack system

Locher Rack system (seen from above)

The Locher rack system, invented by Eduard Locher, has gear teeth cut in the sides rather than the top of the rail, engaged by two cog wheels on the locomotive. This system allows use on steeper grades than the other systems, whose teeth could jump out of the rack. It is used on the Pilatus Railway. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links A Pilatus Railway cog wheel and rack line Licensing This image copied from the German Wikipedia site (de:Bild:Pilatus Zahnrad. ... Image File history File links A Pilatus Railway cog wheel and rack line Licensing This image copied from the German Wikipedia site (de:Bild:Pilatus Zahnrad. ... Eduard Locher (born January 15th 1840 in Zurich, died June 2nd 1910 in Zurich) was a Swiss engineer, inventor and independent contractor who received a doctorate honoris causa for his work. ... For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). ... Pilatus Railway train at the summit station The Locher system rack and pinion Rotary switch in operation The Pilatus Railway or Pilatusbahn (PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest cog railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on...

Von Roll

Joint between Riggenbach and Strub

The Von Roll rack system, by the Von Roll company, is similar to the Abt system, except that the teeth in the single blade are cut to suit the gear geometry of either the Riggenbach system cog or the Strub system cog wheels. Because of its simplicity, the Von Roll rack can replace Riggenbach or Strub rack without the need to replace the cogs. In some railways the (usually) older Riggenbach segments are freely mixed with the more recently mounted Strub sections. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Von Roll was a Swiss aerial tramway and industrial manufacturing company. ... For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). ...

Rack-and-adhesion systems / Pure rack systems

Rack-and-adhesion systems use the cog drive only on the steepest sections and elsewhere operate as a regular railway. Others, the steeper ones, are rack-only. On the latter type, the locomotives' wheels are generally free-wheeling and despite appearances do not contribute to driving the train. In this case the racks continue also in the horizontal parts, if any.

Fell

The Fell mountain railway system is not a rack railway. This system uses a raised centre rail between the two running rails on steep lines. Trains are propelled by wheels or braked by shoes pressed horizontally onto the centre rail, as well as by means of the normal running wheels. Fell system as used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway. ...

Cog locomotives

Pike's Peak cog steam locomotive on steeply graded track, showing the tilted boiler level.

Early electric cog locomotive and carriage

Originally almost all cog railways were powered by steam locomotives. The steam locomotive needs to be extensively modified to work effectively in this environment. Unlike a diesel locomotive or electric locomotive, the steam locomotive only works when its powerplant (the boiler, in this case) is fairly level. The locomotive boiler requires water to cover the boiler tubes and firebox sheets at all times, particularly the crown sheet, the metal top of the firebox. If this is not covered with water, the heat of the fire will soften it enough to give way under the boiler pressure, leading to a catastrophic failure. Manitou & Pikes Peak Steam Locomotive This photograph shows Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway locomotive Pikes Peak. Photograph was taken during or before 1893 and published around that date, and is thus public domain. ... Manitou & Pikes Peak Steam Locomotive This photograph shows Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway locomotive Pikes Peak. Photograph was taken during or before 1893 and published around that date, and is thus public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 434 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1086 × 1500 pixel, file size: 410 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Railcar and cograil locomotive of the Rittnerbahn in its first years of operation. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 434 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1086 × 1500 pixel, file size: 410 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Railcar and cograil locomotive of the Rittnerbahn in its first years of operation. ... For other uses, see Gear (disambiguation). ... One of the last mainline steam locomotives built in the UK: British Railways Standard Class 9F 2-10-0 no. ... A modern Diesel locomotive. ... Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ... Section of typical British boiler and firebox. ...

On rack systems with extreme gradients, the boiler, cab and general superstructure of the locomotive are tilted forward relative to the wheels so that they are more or less horizontal when on the steeply graded track. These locomotives often cannot function on level track, and so the entire line, including maintenance shops, must be laid on a gradient. This is one of the reasons why rack railways were among the first to be electrified and most of today's rack railways are electrically powered. Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ...

On a rack-only railroad locomotives always push their passenger cars for safety reasons since the locomotive is fitted with powerful brakes, often including hooks or clamps that grip the rack rail solidly. Some locomotives are fitted with automatic brakes that apply if the speed gets too high, preventing runaways. Often there is no coupler between locomotive and train since gravity will always push the passenger car down against the locomotive. Electrically powered vehicles often have electromagnetic track brakes as well. Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ...

The maximum speed of trains operating on a cog railway is generally very low, about 25 km/h ^{[citation needed]}.

List of cog and rack railways

See also list of mountain railways A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ...

Argentina

• Transandine Railway between Mendoza and Los Andes, Chile, see Chile below.

Section with rack Puente del Inca Station The Transandine Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a metre gauge combined rack and adhesion railway which operated between Mendoza in Argentina via the Uspallata Pass to Los Andes in Chile, a distance of 251 km. ... Monument dedicated to the Army of the Andes, on the summit of the Cerro de la Gloria. ... Los Andes is a Chilean town and municipality (comuna) located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region (Fifth Region of Chile). ...

Australia

• Mt Morgan Rack Railway on Mount Morgan - rack system existed until 1950s when the line was deviated.
• Skitube Alpine Railway - in Snowy Mountains.
• West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania, originally opened in 1896 to service the Mount Lyell copper mine and closed and completely removed in 1960s. Rebuilt and re-opened for tourists in 2003. Uses the Abt rack system.

Mount Morgan is a town located in central Queensland, Australia. ... Skitube railway cars and rack railway track. ... Worldwind image of Snowy Mountains The Snowy Mountains (known for short as the Snowies) are the highest Australian mountain range and contain the Australian mainlands highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches 2228 metres AHD. They are located in southern New South Wales and are part of the larger Australian... The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania is a reconstruction of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company railway between Queenstown and Regatta Point. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product... Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on the 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. ... The Strub rack rail on a cog railway. ...

Austria

• Achenseebahn, Tyrol
• Erzbergbahn, Styria
• Gaisbergbahn, Gaisberg (1887 - 1928)
• Kahlenbergbahn, Kahlenberg, Döbling, Vienna
• Schafbergbahn, Upper Austria
• Schneebergbahn, Lower Austria

Coat of arms of the Counts of Tyrol Austria-Hungary in 1914, showing Tirol–Vorarlberg as the left-most province, coloured cream Capital Meran (Merano), until 1848 Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Created County 1140  - Bequeathed to Habsburgs 1363 or 1369  - Joined Council of Princes 1582  - Trent, Tyrol and... Styria redirects here. ... Gaisberg is a mountain to the east of Salzburg, Austria. ... Kahlenberg with the tower, church, and scenic overlook Kahlenberg is a mountain (484 m, 1588 ft) located in Döbling, Vienna, Austria. ... Kahlenberg with the tower, church, and scenic overlook Kahlenberg is a mountain (484 m, 1588 ft) located in Döbling, Vienna, Austria. ... Döbling is the 19th district in the city of Vienna, Austria. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Schafbergbahn near St. ... Upper Austria (Ober sterreich) is one of the nine federal states or Bundesl nder of Austria. ... Steam locomotive Salamander diesel locomotive The Schneebergbahn is a rack railway leading from the small town of Puchberg in Lower Austria up to a pleateau beneath the Schneeberg, with 2076m the highest mountain of Lower Austria. ... Map of Lower Austria showing districts and the four quarters (Waldviertel in green, Weinviertel in red, Mostviertel in yellow and Industrieviertel in blue) Lower Austria (de: Niederösterreich) is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. ...

Brazil

• Corcovado Rack Railway
• The São Paulo Railway or the Serra do Mar line, originally part of Estrada de Ferro Santos a Jundiaí, part of Rede Ferroviária Federal Sociedade Anônima (RFFSA) 1957-1997, now owned by MRS Logística

Corcovado Rack Railcar The Corcovado Rack Railway is a mountain railway line in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. ... Sao Paulo Railway, SPR for short was a railway company in São Paulo, Brazil. ...

Chile

• Ferrocarill Arica La Paz, Arica–La Paz
• The Transandine Railway, Los Andes - Mendoza, Argentina The rebuild will be adhesion only [1].

Arica, Chile 2005 Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. ... Motto: Los discordes en concordia, en paz y amor se juntaron y pueblo de paz fundaron para perpetua memoria Location of La Paz within Bolivia Coordinates: , Country Departament Province Pedro Domingo Murillo Province Founded October 20, 1548 Incorporated (El Alto) 20th century Government  - Mayor Juan Del Granado Area  - Total 470... Section with rack Puente del Inca Station The Transandine Railway (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a metre gauge combined rack and adhesion railway which operated between Mendoza in Argentina via the Uspallata Pass to Los Andes in Chile, a distance of 251 km. ... Los Andes is a Chilean town and municipality (comuna) located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region (Fifth Region of Chile). ... Monument dedicated to the Army of the Andes, on the summit of the Cerro de la Gloria. ...

Czech republic

• Cog railway Tanvald-Harrachov

Cog locomotive T 426. ...

France

• Lyon Metro Line C
• Mont Blanc Tramway
• Montenvers Railway

The Croix-Rousse-Croix-Paquet cog railway, which was refurbished in 1974, was integrated into the Metro in 1978 as line C, running from Hôtel-de-Ville to Croix-Rousse. ... The Mont Blanc Tramway or Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie region of France. ... View of the train and the Mer de Glace The Montenvers Railway or Chemin de fer du Montenvers is a mountain railway line in the Haute-Savoie region of France. ...

Germany

• Drachenfels Railway
• Höllentalbahn (adhesion only since 1933)
• Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
• Schwarzatalbahn
• Wendelstein Railway
• Stuttgart Rack Railway, Stuttgart
• Zugspitze Railway

Steam railcar at the valley station (1883) Electric railcar at the summit station Preserved steam locomotive 2`` at the valley station Electric railcar climbing the mountain The Drachenfels Railway or Drachenfelsbahn is a mountain railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. ... There are other rail lines in German-speaking countries called Höllentalbahn The Höllentalbahn (Schwarzwald) is a railway line in the Höllental (Hell Valley) region of the Black Forest, Germany. ... The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the train and thus it relies on the friction between a steel wheel and a steel rail. ... Rack Railway at Marienplatz Rack Railway at Haigst Steam Rack Railway 1897 The Stuttgart Rack Railway (Zahnradbahn in German) is a rack railway in Stuttgart, Germany. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ...

Greece

• Diakofto Kalavrita Railway

The Diakofto Kalavrita Railway is a rack railway in Greece. ...

Hungary

• Fogaskerekű Vasút in Budapest, Hungary is a kind of cog-wheel tram in the hilly Buda part of the city.

The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is a rack railway running in Budapest, Hungary. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ...

Indonesia

• Aceh - no longer in operation but will be reconstructed.
• Bedono - still in operation as a tourist line using steam locomotives.

Aceh (IPA pronunciation: , pronounced approximately Ah-Cèh, but with [e], not [ei] at the end) is a special territory (daerah istimewa) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. ...

India

• Nilgiri Mountain Railway

A typical Nilgiri train on the rack section The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) connects the town of Mettupalayam with the hill station of Ooty (correctly Udhagamandalam), in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. ...

Italy

• Superga Rack Railway

The Superga Rack Railway (or Sassi-Superga Railway) is a mountain railway line in the city of Turin in Italy. ...

Japan

• Ikawa Line, Oigawa Railway
• Usui Pass was the first rack and pinion line in Japan, on the Shin-Etsu Line of the then Japanese National Railway. It was replaced in 1963 by a new parallel adhesion line, themselve replaced by the Nagano Shinkansen line for the Nagano olympic games.

The Ikawa Line of the Oigawa Railway is the only rack-and-pinion railway in Japan. ... Usui Pass (碓氷峠) is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures in Japan. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ...

Lebanon

• A rack railway used to exist on the climb from Beirut to Syria, gauge 1,150 mm (3 ft 5¹⁄₃ in) .

This article is about the Lebanese city. ...

Panama

• Large ships are guided through the Panama Canal Locks by electric locomotives known as mulas (mules), running on rack rails on the lock walls rather than proceeding under their own power. The new locks, approved in 2006, will use tugs.

The Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal, looking north towards the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Slovakia

• Štrbské Pleso - Štrba rack railway

The Å trbské Pleso - Å trba rack railway is a 1 m (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge narrow gauge railway in the High Tatras. ...

Spain

• Montserrat Rack Railway
• Vall de Núria Rack Railway

The Montserrat Rack Railway or Cremallera de Montserrat is a mountain railway line north of Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain. ... The Vall de Núria Rack Railway is a mountain railway line in the Pyrenees mountains in the north of the Catalonia region of Spain. ...

Switzerland

• AlpTransit Gotthard (short, non-public line connecting the Sedrun acces shaft to the MGB railway)
• Appenzeller Bahnen , also owning (after merger) Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn, Rorschach to Heiden and Bergbahn Rheineck-Walzenhausen (RhW)
• Berner Oberland Bahn, also owning Schynige Platte Railway
• Brienz Rothorn Bahn
• Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB)
• Dolderbahn (Db)
• Gornergratbahn (owned by BVZ Holding and managed by MGB)
• Jungfraubahn holding company comprising Jungfraubahn and Wengernalpbahn - the longest continuous rack railway in the world
• Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway (MGB) (former Furka-Oberalp-Bahn and Brig-Visp-Zermatt Railway)
• Monte Generoso Railway
• Pilatus Railway
• Rigi-Bahnen (Arth-Rigi and Vitznau-Rigi railways)
• Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR), comprising Chemin de Fer de Martigny au Châtelard (MC)
• Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR), owning Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye and Blonay - Les Pléiades
• Transports Publics du Chablais (TPC), owning (after merger) Chemin de fer Aigle-Leysin, Aigle - Ollon - Monthey - Champéry and Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye
• Zentralbahn (Zb) (former Swiss Federal Railway's Brünigbahn and Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn)

not a rack railway but similar technology AlpTransit is a swiss project aimed to build the longest rail tunnel in the world beneath the swiss alps. ... The Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) is a narrow gauge railway in Switzerland. ... Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn is a railway in Switzerland. ... Alternate uses: Rorschach (superhero), Rorschach inkblot test, Hermann Rorschach Rorschach is a city in the canton of St. ... Heiden is the name of two municipalities: Heiden,_Germany Heiden,_Switzerland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A BOB train at Interlaken, note the former brown / cream livery. ... A descending Schynige Platte Bahn train The Schynige Platte Railway or Schynige Platte Bahn (SPB) is a mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the town of Wilderswil with the famous wildflower gardens of the Schynige Platte. ... The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn mountain. ... Das Dampfbahn-Erlebnis am Rhonegletscher Die Reise mit der Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) beginnt am Rande des Dorfes Realp (Kanton Uri), in einem Hochtal nahe des St. ... The Gornergratbahn (GGB) is a 6 km long meter gauge mountain rack railway, with abt rack system, out of Zermatt, Switzerland, (Canton Valais). ... The Jungfraubahn (JB) is an 1 m (3 ft 33⁄8 in) gauge rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1,125 volts, which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch. ... The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19. ... The Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB) is a narrow gauge railway in Switzerland. ... The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn is a narrow gauge railway in Switzerland with a gauge of 1,000 mm (1 m). ... BVZ Zermatt-Bahn is a narrow gauge railway in the Canton of Wallis, Switzerland. ... The Monte Generoso Railway or Ferrovia Monte Generoso (MG) is a mountain railway line inaugurated the 5th of June 1890 in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, in south-east Switzerland. ... Pilatus Railway train at the summit station The Locher system rack and pinion Rotary switch in operation The Pilatus Railway or Pilatusbahn (PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest cog railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on... A group of standard gauge mountain railways or cog railways around Rigi and Vitznau, see also Swiss-Rigi Mountain Railway http://www. ... The Chemin de fer Monteux - Glion - Rochers-de-Naye is an electrically operated rack and pinion railway, with a track gauge of 800 millimetres, which links the places mentioned in its title. ... The Aigle - Leysin Railway was the earliest of the narrow gauge line in the Chablais area of Switzerland. ... The Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns in its title, situated in the Chablais region of south west Switzerland. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Brünigbahn (SBB Brünig) was the only narrow gauge railway of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and passes through Interlaken over Brienz, Meiringen, the Brünigpass, Giswil, Alpnachstad after Lucerne. ... The Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn (LSE, pro. ...

• Wädenswil-Einsiedeln-Bahn

See also

• List of railway companies in Switzerland
• Zahnradbahnen

List der Swiss railway companies: // Standard gauge The following is a complete list of all standard gauge railway companies which operate routes on Swiss territory. ...

United Kingdom

• Snowdon Mountain Railway

Fell system railway (not rack): Half way up the Mountain. ...

• Snaefell Mountain Railway[2]

The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway connecting the town of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell Mountain which is, at 2036 feet (620. ...

United States

The Mount Washington Cog Railway in 2006

• Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway
• Mount Washington Cog Railway
• Mt Manitou Scenic Incline Railway Built in 1906, dismantled in 1990.
• Quincy and Torch Lake Rail Road #7 [3], cog rail tram built in 1896 (?). Diesel/hydrostatic drive. Hancock, Michigan.
• Green Mountain Cog Railway, short-lived railway on Mount Desert Island in Maine [4], closed in 1897

Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 3. ... M&PPR locomotive Pikes Peak circa 1893 The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway is an Abt rack system cog railway in Colorado (United States), climbing the well-known mountain Pikes Peak. ... The Mount Washington Cog Railway The Mount Washington Cog Railway was the worlds first mountain climbing cog railway (rack-and-pinion railway) with a Marsh rack system. ... Hancock is a city in Houghton County. ... The Green Mountain Cog Railway was a narrow gauge mountain railway built to carry tourists to the top of Green Mountain on Mt. ... Mount Desert Island, in Hancock County, Maine, is one of the larger islands in the United States, being the third largest in the East after Long Island and Marthas Vineyard. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ...

Rack railways in fiction

The Culdee Fell Railway is a fictional cog railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry. Its operation, locomotives and history are at least in part based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It is featured in the book Mountain Engines. // A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Railway Series The Railway Series is a set of story books about a fictional railway system located on the fictional Island of Sodor and the engines that lived on it. ... Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, (June 15, 1911 – March 21, 1997), better known as the Reverend W. Awdry, was a clergyman, railway enthusiast and childrens author. ... // A map of the Island of Sodor showing the Railway system (click to enlarge). ... Half way up the Mountain. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

See also

• Fell railway (friction wheels)
• Funicular
• Mountain railway
• Rack and pinion
• Hillclimbing (railway)
• Railroad switch

Fell system as used on the Snaefell Mountain Railway. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. ... Rack and pinion animation A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. ... While railways have a great ability to haul very heavy loads, this advantage only really applies when the tracks are fairly level. ... A railroad switch is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one set of rail tracks (or tramway tracks) to another. ...

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