Johnstown Inclined Railway, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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sherpes
N 40° 19.530 W 078° 55.698
17T E 676003 N 4465945
Observation deck of an inclined cable railway that transports vehicles on a steep hill
Waymark Code: WM4K89
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2008
Views: 31
The Johnstown Inclined Plane was built to serve the residents of one of these new communities, Westmont. The borough of Westmont is on top of Yoder Hill, which has a grade of 70.9%, too steep for a road. Consequently, a decision was made to build a funicular, with construction started in 1890, and service beginning on June 1, 1891. The inclined plane transported people, and even horses and wagons up and down the steep hillside.
The inclined was designed by Pittsburgh engineer Samuel Diescher.[4] He had previously worked on other funiculars, including the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines in Pittsburgh, and later designed the machinery used to operate the original Ferris wheel at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
From the observation deck, the city of Johnstown can be viewed.
Cost to Operate: 25 cents
Primary Vista: city of Johnstown
Number of devices at the site: 1
Other Vistas at the location: Not listed
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