Once a small fishing hamlet, this charming seaside resort draws thousands of visitors each year with its well preserved Victorian landmarks and surf-friendly beach ...

The two vintage cars with their wooden benches and old-school lightbulbs look ... Angels Flight is technically a funicular — a cable railway that uses counter-balancing to pull and lower the ...

Funicular railways have a long history in Los Angeles, and traversed far more than Bunker Hill downtown, where Angels Flight still operates. There was also Court Flight downtown, as well as a Mt.

At last, the funicular is up and running again after years of expensive repairs. It is perfect? No. Do I love it? Yes, writes ...

Gelmerbahn in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, is the steepest funicular in Europe. It has an inclination of up to 106% and a 1,028m (3,373ft) long track. It takes you to the Gelmer Valley 1860m ...

marking 200 years of heritage railways in the UK and the 150th anniversary of the country’s first funicular railway. The cliff railway, which has been operating since 1890, is the world’s ...

To celebrate its reopening in August, let’s take a look at a few famous funicular railways, beginning with a definition. [2] The word is derived from the Latin funiculus, meaning “rope” or ...