Carl Roman Abt | |
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| Born | 16 July 1850 |
| Died | 1 May 1933 (aged 82)[1] |
| Citizenship | Switzerland |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Children | none |
| Parent(s) | Roman Abt (1810–85), Marie Abt |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Rail transport |
| Significant design | Funicular automatic turnout, Rack railway systems |
Carl Roman Abt (16 July 1850 – 1 May 1933[1]) was a Swiss mechanical engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He made groundbreaking innovations in rack-and-pinion railways, giving his name to one of the most widely used systems developed for mountain railways, the Abt rack system.[1]