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2. Wuppertal Schwebebahn - Wikipedia

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   The cars hang on wheels which are driven by multiple electric motors operating at 600 or 750 V DC, fed from a live rail below the running rail. [22] A vehicle leaving the Wagenhalle Oberbarmen depot. Until August 2019, the Schwebebahn used block signalling like other light- and heavy-rail systems.

3. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   The Locher rack system, invented by Eduard Locher, has gear teeth cut in the sides rather than the top of the rail, engaged by two cog wheels on the locomotive. This system allows use on steeper grades than the other systems, whose teeth could jump out of the rack. It is used on the Pilatus Railway.

4. Cowcatcher - Wikipedia

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   The required strength of the system is 30 kN (6,700 lbf) in the middle of the track and 50 kN (11,000 lbf) near the rails. [ 3 ] Modern US diesel locomotives have flatter, less wedge-shaped cowcatchers, because a diesel locomotive has the cab near the front, and the crew are vulnerable to impact from obstacles pushed up by the cowcatcher.

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6. Mark 26 missile launcher - Wikipedia

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   With the Mark 26, two missiles could be on the rails and it could sustain a 9-second firing rate with a one-second salvo delay. [2] The Mark 26 provided ASROC capability in the late 1970s. The Mark 26 system was capable of launching nuclear ASROC and included appropriate safety measures. It used a system nuclear lock and a hanger rail nuclear lock.

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