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Definition of Cog railway
1. Noun. Railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction.
Generic synonyms: Railroad, Railroad Line, Railway, Railway Line, Railway System
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cog Railway
Literary usage of Cog railway
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1836)
"... whilst the expenditure might have been considerably reduced, as the cog railway
system will always convey three times the burden of plain rails.f 6. ..."
2. Guide Through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, France, Belgium by Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (1908)
"... Wine Grower. establishment of the German Empire in 1871. It is reached by a
cog- railway in 14 minutes, the station being situated behind the so-called ..."
3. Italian Lakes by David Robertson, Sarah Stewart (2004)
"The steep ascent on the cog railway is just the start of this excellent day out
on Monte Generoso, above Lake Lugano. ..."
4. Budapest by Dan Colwell (2001)
"From opposite the Budapest Hotel, two stops west of Moszkva ter (A 3) by trams
18 and 56, you can take the 25-minute cog-railway ride to the top of ..."
5. Adventure Guide to Switzerland by Kimberley Rinker (2003)
"You can park here for a nominal fee, and then board the cog railway for the ascent
up to Zermatt. A round-trip ticket costs 14.8Sfr. To find your way around ..."
6. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1831)
"If, however, this were not the case, the cog-railway for inclined planes is so
preferable to fixed engines, that there could not be said to be " an ..."
7. The Workers: An Experiment in Reality by Walter Augustus Wyckoff (1898)
"There was a wide choice of route, for there was a road, and a well-beaten trail,
and the bed of the cog railway. I took to the railway as the most ..."
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