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cog railway

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cog railway [¦käg ′rāl‚wā]
(civil engineering)
A steep railway that employs a cograil that meshes with a cogwheel on the locomotive to ensure traction.


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A cog railway ride to Zermatt, a visit to a Gruyere cheese dairy and a journey on the Glacier Express railway are among the highlights of a 15-day tour of Switzerland.
highest Cog railway in the world, a visit to the historic mining
The Conway Scenic Railroad's Crawford Notch route and the Mount Washington Cog Railway are the two best lines for scenery and reliving history.
 
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