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Rack railway

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A cog railway or rack railway is a steeply inclined railway with a special rack rail mounted in the middle between the regular rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels that mesh into this rack rail.

Examples:

Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Jungfrau Joch, on the border of the cantons of Bern and Valais, Switzerland

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