Definitions for rack railway
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rack′ rail`way(n.)
Category: Railroads
Ref: cog railway.
Origin of rack railway:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
cog railway, rack railway(noun)
railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"rack railway." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/rack railway>.