On Oct 14, 2009, at 22:01 , P. J. Alling wrote:
The Railway running to the top of Mount Washington in New Hampshire
is a Cog Railway...
So true. It was the very first Cog Railway in the world, now widely
copied on many a steep incline.
Funiculars are actually two cars connected by a cable that
counterbalance each other as they go up and down the incline. Usually
driven at the top by a pulley, but not always.
Joseph McAllister wrote:
On Oct 12, 2009, at 15:16 , Joseph McAllister wrote:
A Tram is a usually a large gondola car hanging from and moved by
wires to which it is fastened either permanently or by grippers to
transport users over any ground level obstacles. It can also be a
railcar that is fashioned to climb a very steep mountain or hill,
some powered by their own motive power and a counterweight, some
by cable drive powered at the top or bottom of the run.
Sorry, forgot to add that a Tram used to climb steep hills is also
known as a "Funicular Railway".
Joseph McAllister
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