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PRONUNCIATION OF COG RAILWAY

cog railway  [ˈkɒɡˌweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COG RAILWAY

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Cog railway is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COG RAILWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cog railway

Rack railway

A rack 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. This allows the trains to operate on steep grades above 7%, which is the maximum for adhesion-based rail. Most rack railways are mountain railways, although a few are transit railways or tramways built to overcome a steep gradient in an urban environment. The first cog railway was the Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, UK, where the first commercial steam locomotive, Salamanca, ran in 1812. This used a rack and pinion system designed and patented in 1811 by John Blenkinsop. The first mountain cog railway was the Mount Washington Cog Railway in the US state of New Hampshire, which carried its first fare-paying passengers in 1868 and reached the summit of Mount Washington in 1869. The first mountain rack railway in continental Europe was the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn on Mount Rigi in Switzerland, which opened in 1871. Both lines are still running.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COG RAILWAY


anyway
ˈɛnɪˌweɪ
Broadway
ˈbrɔːdˌweɪ
castaway
ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ
cogway
ˈkɒɡˌweɪ
Conway
ˈkɒnˌweɪ
driveway
ˈdraɪvˌweɪ
freeway
ˈfriːˌweɪ
gateway
ˈɡeɪtˌweɪ
giveaway
ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ
Hathaway
ˈhæθəˌweɪ
highway
ˈhaɪˌweɪ
logway
ˈlɒɡˌweɪ
midway
ˈmɪdˌweɪ
Norway
ˈnɔːˌweɪ
parkway
ˈpɑːkˌweɪ
pathway
ˈpɑːθˌweɪ
railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪ
runway
ˈrʌnˌweɪ
speedway
ˈspiːdˌweɪ
subway
ˈsʌbˌweɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COG RAILWAY

cog
cogence
cogency
cogener
cogeneration
cogenerator
cogent
cogently
cogged
cogger
coggie
cogging
coggle
coggly
cogitable
cogitate
cogitation
cogitative
cogitatively
cogito, ergo sum

WORDS THAT END LIKE COG RAILWAY

aerial railway
alway
cable railway
crawlway
elevated railway
funicular railway
Galway
inclined railway
light railway
marine railway
model railway
oilway
rack and pinion railway
rack railway
rollway
scenic railway
spillway
tollway
Trans-Siberian Railway

Synonyms and antonyms of cog railway in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cog railway» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COG RAILWAY

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Translator English - Chinese

齿轨铁路
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tren de cremallera
570 millions of speakers

English

cog railway
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दांता रेलवे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السكك الحديدية المسننة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зубчатая железная дорога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trenzinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোগ রেলওয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

train à crémaillère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api cog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zahnradbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歯軌条鉄道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

톱니 궤도 철도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cog railway
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đường sắt răng cưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூடுபனி ரயில்வே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दलाल रेल्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dişli demiryolu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferrovia a cremagliera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolejka zębata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зубчаста залізниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cale ferată cu cremalieră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδοντωτό σιδηρόδρομο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tandradbaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kugge järnväg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cog railway

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COG RAILWAY»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COG RAILWAY»

Discover the use of cog railway in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cog railway and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mount Washington Cog Railway: Climbing the White ...
Local historian Bruce D. Heald ties the history of its construction together with the grand romance of the railway as they triumphantly converge at the top of Mount Washington.
Bruce D. Heald, 2011
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Frommer's Europe by Rail
To get to the starting point in Lucerne, take a 50-minute train out of Zurich. You can do the trip in reverse direction as well. MOUNT PILATUS COG RAILWAY One of the most stunning mountain rail journeys in Switzerland is the Mt. Pilatus Cog ...
Amy Eckert, Dardis McNamee, Christopher N. Anderson, 2011
3
Railways of Brazil in Postcards and Souvenir Albums
The book Impressoes do Brasil no Seculo Vinte [Impressions of Brazil in the Twentieth Century], published in 1913, highlights the Serra de Petropolis mountain range, in a chapter dedicated to the Leopoldina Railway: This cog railway is part ...
Carlos Cornejo e João Emilio Gerodetti, 2005
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Mt. Washington Cog Railway: 3 1/2 Miles to the Top of New ...
Promotional brochure for the Mount Washington Cog Railway, including seasonal schedule of trains.
Mount Washington Cog Railway, Arthur Simpson Teague, 196
5
Highpoint Adventures: The Complete Guide to the 50 State ...
Route 2 (Cog Railway): From 1-93, if you are traveling south, take Exit 40 onto US 302 toward Twin Mountain, NH. Travel 10.9 miles (17.4 km) along US 302 to its junction with US 3 in Twin Mountain. Continue on US 302 for another 4.4 miles  ...
Charlie Winger, Diane Winger, 2002
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The Archeology of New Hampshire: Exploring 10,000 Years in ...
Exploring 10,000 Years in the Granite State David R. Starbuck. TIG. 6.22. The spillway of the Sewall's Falls Dam, as it appeared just after it was breached in 1984 (facing northeast). The Mount Washington Cog Railway One of New ...
David R. Starbuck, 2006
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Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's ...
North of Crawford Notch, the highway joins the Ammonoosuc River headwaters as they flow toward the Connecticut River, passing Bretton Woods and the access road for the Mount Washington Cog Railway. The giant Mount Washington ...
Jamie Jensen, 2012
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Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers
“Mt. Washington Cog Railway” (web site: mountwashington.com/cog/) “History of the Mount Washington Cog Railway” (web site: thecog.com/ cog-history.php) “ Mount Washington Cog Railway” by The American Society of Mechanical ...
J. R. Tate, 2006
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Railways and Waterways: Through the White Mountains
WAHINGTON Coo RAILWAY, 1950s. The Marshfield House is located at the base station of the Cog Railway. It is from here that the curious little inclined trains start on their way to the summit of Mt. Washington. Sylvester Marsh of Littleton, NH, ...
Bruce D. Heald, 1999
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Creativity and Giftedness
White Mountains of New Hampshire within sight of the Cog Railway on Mt. Washington. What about that piece of machinery? Certainly every student would remember from the class trip how each cog of the locking wheel driven by the engine ...
Donald J. Treffinger, Sally M. Reis, Series Editor, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COG RAILWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cog railway is used in the context of the following news items.
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Outdoor Adventures: High mountain huts mark birthdays
... two months with supplies ferried up the peak by the nearby Mount Washington Cog Railway and named it after the two tiny bodies of water. «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
2
11 sites that are distinctly American
... of the peak and enjoy the sweeping Rocky mountain scenery by car, by hiking the Barr Trail or by taking the highest cog railway in the world. «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
Colorado Springs News, Sports & Business
Pikes Peak Cog Railway - 515 Ruxton Ave., Manitou Springs; 685-5401, cograilway.com. The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway trains travel to the ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
4
AMC's High Huts: Hospitality and Hard Work
The hotel was built to accommodate guests, who reached the summit via the new Mount Washington Cog Railway. In fact, there were fewer ... «Berlindailysun, Jul 15»
5
Cog Railway Breaks the Mold of Traditional Train Design
(L-R) are Gareth Slattery, operations manager of Cog Railway; the Cog Railway train conductor; Jason Mizen, Doosan representative; Jim ... «Construction Equipment Guide, Jul 15»
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Japan's Top 10 Scenic Train Trips–according to two “densha otaku …
Abt, named after its Swiss inventor, is a type of cog railway devised in the 1880s that uses a rack and pinion system on very steep sections of ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
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History Mystery: Simmons a cog in Pikes Peak railway
Zalmon G. Simmons invested $1 million to build the Manitou and Pike\'s Peak Cog Railway to take people to the top of Pike\'s Peak. ( Courtesy ... «Kenosha News, Jun 15»
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Doug's Diggings: Visiting, hiking the Colorado Rockies
The cog railway is an engineering masterpiece. It also has Wisconsin ties to its beginning. In the late 1880s, one of the tourists who visited the ... «Hudson Star Observer, Jun 15»
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About the AMC huts ...
The site of the new hut was chosen on May 22, 1915, and work proceeded rapidly with the aid of the Mount Washington Cog Railway. «Conway Daily Sun, Jun 15»
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The Swain garden in Morro Bay: A new chapter
With the giant green serpentine boulders, the iceplant looks like it might be growing alongside a Swiss cog railway. The same is true of the ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jun 15»

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