What goes up must come down. Luckily for us, on these railways both events are controlled by the marvels of engineering, rather than the marvels of physics (gravity).
| Title | Category | Address | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Brienz Rothorn Bahn | Funicular / Cog | Hauptstrasse 149, 3855 Brienz, Switzerland | The 122 year old steam train (or sometimes a more conventional diesel locomotive) passes trough beautiful scenery while climbing up to the Rothorn. Once at the top you have a view of over 100 mountains and the use of a restaurant is you so wish. |
| Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet | Funicular / Cog | 1 Chemin du Polonais, 38660 Lumbin, France | |
| Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway | Funicular / Cog | Witenwassernstrasse, 6491 Realp, Switzerland | |
| Mount Washington Cog Railway | Funicular / Cog | Base Station Rd, Bretton Woods, NH 03575, USA | |
| Nilgiri Mountain Railway | Funicular / Cog | Ooty, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India | This railway was built by the British in 1908, was originally run by Madras Railway and relies on a fleet of steam and diesel locomotives for its operation. In 2005 Unesco made it part of the World Heritage Site of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway |
| Peak Tram | Funicular / Cog | Garden Road Lower Terminus, Garden Road, Hong Kong | |
| Pilatus Railway | Funicular / Cog | Brunigstrasse 2, Alpnachstad, Switzerland | |
| Snaefell Mountain Railway | Funicular / Cog | Laxey Station, Isle of Man | |
| Snowdown Mountain Railway | Funicular / Cog | Llanberis, LL55 4TY, Wales | |
| Trem do Corcovado | Funicular / Cog | Rua Cosme Velho 513, Cosme Velho 22241-090, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Vale of Rheidol Railway | Funicular / Cog | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 1PG, Wales |