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The Johnstown Inclined Plane is a 896.5-foot (273.3 m) funicular in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, U.S.The incline and its two stations connect the city of Johnstown, situated in a valley at the confluence of the Stonycreek and the Little Conemaugh rivers, to the borough of Westmont on Yoder Hill.
The cancellation of the Three Rivers in 2005 (leaving just the Pennsylvanian) marked the first time in Johnstown's railway history that the town was served by just a single daily passenger train. In November 2021, Amtrak announced plans for a renovation of the station, expected to begin in October 2022.
The Stone Bridge, located on the edge of Johnstown's downtown, is an arched bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1887. On May 31, 1889, its seven arches blocked tons of debris, carried by the Johnstown Flood, including miles of barbed wire twisted through it from the destruction of a plant. The bridge withstood the force of the flood ...
A bridge had to be built to connect Johnstown to the lower station of the incline, on the opposite side of Stonycreek River as the city. [3] Work started on the bridge on June 11, 1890, with excavation of the bridge's abutments finished a week later. [4] By March 20, 1891, only the approach to the bridge remained to be completed.
The Yosemite Valley Railroad operated a cable railway at Incline, California. The Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, PA was completed in 1877, and is 800 ft (244 m) long and 400 ft (122 m) high. 1891 – The Johnstown Inclined Plane, in Johnstown, PA, was completed following the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889.
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The festival utilizes the 3.5-acre park, Walnut Street and the parking lots across from the train station. Located across the river from Point Stadium and beside the Cambria Iron National Historic Landmark, the Peoples Natural Gas Park provides a beautiful view of downtown Johnstown, including the Inclined Plane and the Johnstown Flood Museum ...
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