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Incline, inclined, inclining, or inclination may refer to: . Grade (slope), the tilt, steepness, or angle from horizontal of a topographic feature (hillside, meadow ...
Following road building and greater use of private automobiles, the inclines business declined and most were closed and removed. The Monongahela Incline, the first built in the city, and the Duquesne Incline are the only two still operating. They carry passengers between Mount Washington and the lowlands along the Monongahela River.
H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad, inclines on Becks Run and Streets Run, operational in 1877; Knoxville Incline (1890–1960) Monongahela Incline (opened 1870; still operational) Monongahela Freight Incline (1884–1935) Mount Oliver Incline (1872–1951) Norwood Incline (1901–1923) Nunnery Hill Incline (1888–1895) Penn Incline (1884 ...
d = run Δh = rise l = slope length α = angle of inclination. The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.
Funicular in Baku, Azerbaijan. A funicular (/ f juː ˈ n ɪ k j ʊ l ər, f (j) ʊ-, f (j) ə-/ few-NIK-yoo-lər, f(y)uu-, f(j)ə-) [1] is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope.
A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...
In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. A railway incline (or inclined plane) is a steeply graded railway that uses a cable or rope ...
Inclines were being built all over Mt. Washington to serve working-class people who were forced out of the lowlying riverfront by industrial development. But as more roads were built in the twentieth century on “ Coal Hill ”, as it was known, and automobile use increased, most of the other inclines were closed.