abstract:A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway) is a steep grade 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.
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a steep mountain railway having a middle rail fitted with a rack that engages a pinion on the locomotive to provide traction 齿轨铁路 (Also called cog railway)
The rackrailway that winds its way up makes its final climb inside the mountain, leaving passengers to emerge blinking onto the snowfield at the top, where the igloo village takes shape every winter.