Rack railroads
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Jerarquía
Object Groupings and Systems (Hierarchy Name) > systems (equipment) > <systems by function> > infrastructural systems > transit systems (infrastructure) > public transit (infrastructure) > <public transit by form> > rail transit systems > light rail transit
Descripción
Light rail transit in which the vehicles climb grades too steep for normal rail traction modes by means of rotating gears mounted on the train that mesh with a rack between the rails.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- tandradspoorwegen [nl]
- trenes de cremallera [es]
- rack railways [en]
- rack railroad [en]
- cog railroads [en]
- rack-railroads [en]
- railroads, cog [en]
- railroads, rack [en]
- rack railway [en]
- railways, rack [en]
- tandradspoorweg [nl]
- tren de cremallera [es]