paul39
Titanium
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- Jul 12, 2008
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- Asheville, NC
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Inclines were popular in places where lots of people and goods wanted to go up or down steep hills. The incline could go straight up, where ordinary roads had to wander around switchbacks or other much greater distances to keep the road grade gentle. I bet the horses and walking people loved them.
Cincinnati also had several inclines. Streetcar & Inclines in Cincinnati - YouTube Rare Film Footage of the Mount Adams Incline, Cincinnati, Ohio - YouTube
The old Cincinnati train station is a museum now. They have a collection of Cincinnati-built machine tools on display. A highlight is a huge model of the city with running electric trains and five inclines. http://www.wurlington-bros.com/DC/miniCincinnati.html Cincinnati In Miniature- A Cincinnati History Museum Display - YouTube
I have ridden on the small passenger inclines in Hong Kong (Victoria Peak) and Chattanooga, TN (Lookout Mountain). There is a tiny passenger incline at Horseshoe Bend park in PA.
Larry
I was in Hong Kong in December, 1973 and forgot the details of the tram car going up the hill. I did the Jungfraujoch train ride in December, 1971 and mostly remember the blasted engine broke down for an hour or so at a station part way up the inside of the mountain. Only had about 10 minutes at the top to use the restroom and saw very little of the view.
Anyway, my favorite hill climbing train is the Mount Washington (NH) Cog Railway. Been on it four times and never know what the weather will be like at the top, except that it will be very cold, even in July. Had fine clear days and had fog so thick I could not see the train from the door of the observatory a few feet away.
Larry
Bill -Dad was Ft. Ethan Allen, VT's last US Army Post Commander - his task turning it over to the USAF.
Seems an odd fit, save that their "electric cannon" was a then still highly classified project undergoing testing at nearby Underhill Artillery Range.
My one friend had his girl friend convinced it was bears making that sound.
Anyway, my favorite hill climbing train is the Mount Washington (NH) Cog Railway. Been on it four times and never know what the weather will be like at the top, except that it will be very cold, even in July. Had fine clear days and had fog so thick I could not see the train from the door of the observatory a few feet away.
Larry
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