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This is a list of inclined elevators, organised by place within country and region. An inclined elevator is distinguished from the similar funicular railway in that its cars operate independently whereas funiculars are composed of two vehicles that synchronously counterbalance one another.
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways . A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline elevator in that it has two vehicles that counterbalance one another rather than independently operated ...
The Old Quebec Funicular (French: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec, pronounced [fynikylɛʁ dy vjø kebɛk]) is an inclined elevator, formerly a funicular railway, in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) at Dufferin Terrace to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town) at Rue du Petit-Champlain.
An inclined elevator differs from a funicular in that the latter has a cable attached to a pair of vehicles, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other. In the inclined elevator one car is either winched up to the station at the top of the incline where the cable is collected on a winch drum, or the single car is balanced ...
Pages in category "Inclined elevators" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Inclined elevator;
The Falls Incline Railway, originally known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline is a type of funicular railway (an inclined elevator) in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located beside Niagara Falls at the Horseshoe Falls. The line was built in 1966 for the Niagara Parks Commission by the Swiss company Von Roll. It adopted its ...
Postcard view, contrasting horizontal car in foreground with cars on inclined section, at rear. The funicular crossing the Mount Royal park trail. The Mount Royal Funicular Railway , also known as the Mountain Park Funicular Railway and the Mount Royal Elevator , was a funicular railway serving Mount Royal Park in Montreal , Quebec , Canada ...
Function: display entries on List of inclined elevators, generally followed by coordinates and/or reference; Fields: site site or street of elevator location, use {} if possible elevator article or name of elevator, optional, use {} if possible municipality include link to article canton two letter abbreviation year