🚡 Rack Railways of the World

These are the world's notable rack railways — lines that grip a toothed centre rail to haul trains up gradients far steeper than adhesion wheels can hold. Each profile shows where the railway is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

40 rack railways from 15 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any rack railway for its full profile.

Americas (3) Asia (1) Europe (35) Oceania (1)

Americas (3 rack railways)

Asia (1 rack railways)

Europe (35 rack railways)

Oceania (1 rack railways)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.