-=> Quoting Ml:nicolae Ceausescu@dss to Wurlitzer <=-
 ML>I DO know this, however... the highest cog railway in the WORLD is in
 ML>Colorado, and runs to the top of Pike's Peak.
 MC> Is that Amtrak or Durango and Silverton or another one? Also, excuse
 MC> my ignorance, but what is a cog railway??
Actually, it's neither one.  It is a private railroad -- The Manitou & Pike's
Peak Railway Company.
A "cog" railway consists of a locomotive that is driven by a large gear, or
cog.  The cog runs along a geared rail running down the middle of the track.
This allows the train to climb steep inclines (M&PP RR ascends grades up to
26%) without slipping, as a standard train would do.  A "regular" locomotive
would slip on grades over 5% or so.
There are many of them in operation in Switzerland.
Wurly.
... What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired?
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