Skip to main content

Rack railroads

Scope note

Use for 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. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008594

Broader Terms used

light rail transit

Equivalent Terms used

rack railroad

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: rack railroads" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-42133 Accessed: 2024-11-26 11:49:18

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-42133|title=Terminology definition for: rack railroads|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-26 11:49:18|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-42133

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...