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Angels Flight is a landmark and historic 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It has two funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai , that run in opposite directions on a shared cable.
Angels Flight operated in Downtown Los Angeles from 1901 to 1969 when its site was cleared for redevelopment. The railway was rebuilt south of its original location in 1996. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1962 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
The 1901 Angels Flight funicular railway, originally connecting Hill Street and Olive Street immediately south of the east end of the 3rd Street Tunnel, was dismantled in 1969, relocated approximately 300 feet (91 m) further south and rebuilt in 1996 to connect Hill Street with California Plaza. [24]
Angels Flight: August 6, 1962: Hill St. & 3rd St. Bunker Hill: Short funicular railway that operated 1901–1969, 1996–2001, and re-opened 2010; from Hill Street uphill to Bunker Hill; Cars: "Olivet" and "Sinai" 5: The Salt Box: August 6, 1962
The funicular system of two counterbalanced cars traveled up and down parallel tracks and transported passengers along the steep grade between Third and Hill Streets and Bunker Hill, where Eddy lived. The ride lasted one minute and cost one cent. He sold Angels Flight in 1912 and retired to Eagle Rock.
Angels Flight is a historic funicular railway located in Downtown Los Angeles. The Washington Park and Zoo Railway 's #1 Steam locomotive decorated for Christmas . See also
According to the Guinness World Records, the smallest public funicular in the world is the Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway in Bournemouth, England, which is 39 metres (128 ft) long. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Stoosbahn in Switzerland, with a maximum slope of 110% (47.7°), is the steepest funicular in the world.
The film features the original Angels Flight funicular railway in Los Angeles Filming of Night Has a Thousand Eyes took place in Los Angeles . [ 3 ] The film features the original Angels Flight funicular railway in Los Angeles' Bunker Hill .