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- Code Number:
- VRGV01P09_09
- Title:
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Horseshoe Falls Incline, city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, parked cars, 1970s
- Opened: Oct 8, 1966 at 3:30 p.m.
Capacity: 1,600 people per hour
maximum speed: 190 feet per minute (this is the slowest incline railway in the world)
Vertical climb: exactly 100 feet
Length: 51.8 meters (170 feet)
Track gauge: Just under 185 cm (6' 1")
Car Weight: 1832 kg (4040 lbs)
Time of travel: 57 seconds
Passengers: 40 people per trip
Manufacturer: Von Roll Ltd., Switzerland
Power source: direct current electric motor
Track arrangement: two independent tracks
The railway uses seven braking mechanisms (service brake, two safety brakes, and four car brakes)
- Keywords:
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Rail, Steep, Incline, Railway, Tram, Tramway, bergbana, standseilbahn, bergbahn, funiculaire, ascensor, funicolare, funikulierius, keltuvas, scenic, History, Archives, Railfan
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- Code Number:
- VRGV01P09_09
- Title:
-
Horseshoe Falls Incline, city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, parked cars, 1970s
- Opened: Oct 8, 1966 at 3:30 p.m.
Capacity: 1,600 people per hour
maximum speed: 190 feet per minute (this is the slowest incline railway in the world)
Vertical climb: exactly 100 feet
Length: 51.8 meters (170 feet)
Track gauge: Just under 185 cm (6' 1")
Car Weight: 1832 kg (4040 lbs)
Time of travel: 57 seconds
Passengers: 40 people per trip
Manufacturer: Von Roll Ltd., Switzerland
Power source: direct current electric motor
Track arrangement: two independent tracks
The railway uses seven braking mechanisms (service brake, two safety brakes, and four car brakes)
- Keywords:
-
Rail, Steep, Incline, Railway, Tram, Tramway, bergbana, standseilbahn, bergbahn, funiculaire, ascensor, funicolare, funikulierius, keltuvas, scenic, History, Archives, Railfan
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