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  • cable railway

    a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor

  • cog railway

    a railway for a very steep grade with traction supplied by a central cogged rail that meshes with a cogwheel on the engine

  • funicular railway

    a short, very steep railway having two parallel sets of tracks, upon each of which runs a car or train raised or lowered by means of a cable that simultaneously lowers or raises the other car or train in such a way that the two are approximately counterbalanced.

  • marine railway

    a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.

  • rack railway

    cog railway.

  • aerial railway

    a system of railway cars that move on cables
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