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The funicular has the following technical parameters:<ref name=npcfih>{{cite web | url = http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/fihistory.php Falls | title = Falls Incline History | publisher = Niagara Parks Commission | accessdate = March 24, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070304112045/http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/fihistory.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = March 4, 2007}}</ref> |
The funicular has the following technical parameters:<ref name=npcfih>{{cite web | url = http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/fihistory.php Falls | title = Falls Incline History | publisher = Niagara Parks Commission | accessdate = March 24, 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070304112045/http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/fihistory.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = March 4, 2007}}</ref> |
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*Length: ''{{convert|59.8|m}}''<ref>{{citeweb|title=Niagara Falls Incline Railway|website=Ontario.ca|publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario|url=http://www.ontario.ca/business-and-economy/niagara-falls-incline-railway|accessdate=2015-05-31}}</ref> |
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*Length: ''{{convert|51.8|m}}'' |
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*Slope: ''30 degrees'' |
*Slope: ''30 degrees'' |
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*Cars: ''2'' |
*Cars: ''2'' |
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Revision as of 09:51, 31 May 2015
 The Falls Incline Railway in 2010 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Dates of operation | 1966– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,850 mm (6 ft 27⁄32 in)[1] |
| Length | 51.8 metres (170 ft) |
| Other | |
| Website | http://www.niagaraparks.com/attractions/falls-incline-railway.html |
The Falls Incline Railway, originally known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline is a funicular railway 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 current name in the 1980s.[2][3]
Unlike the other incline railways at Niagara Falls, the Falls Incline was not built to descend into the Niagara Gorge below the falls. Instead it links the Table Rock Centre and Journey Behind the Falls, on the Niagara Parkway just above the falls to the higher level Fallsview Tourist Area, including the Minolta Tower, the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and several hotels.[3]
The Niagara Parks Commission claims that the funicular is the world's slowest.
The funicular has the following technical parameters:[3]
- Length: 59.8 metres (196 ft)[4]
- Slope: 30 degrees
- Cars: 2
- Capacity: 40 passengers per car
- Configuration: Double track
- Maximum speed: 1 metre per second (197 ft/min)
- Journey time: 57 seconds
- Track gauge: 1,850 mm (6 ft 27⁄32 in)
- Traction: Electricity
See also
References
- ^ History of the Incline Railway
- ^ "Transit History of Niagara Falls, Ontario". David A. Wyatt. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Falls Incline History". Niagara Parks Commission. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007. Retrieved March 24, 2007. Cite error: The named reference "npcfih" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Niagara Falls Incline Railway". Ontario.ca. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
External links
Media related to Falls Incline Railway at Wikimedia Commons- Falls Incline web page
- Images from the Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
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