Sunday, May 19, 2013

Funicular Railway

A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.

Looking down from the top in Funicular

Funicular

Funicular Railway

Cliff railway

Cliff railway

Funicular Railway

Funicular Railway

Funicular Railway

Funicular Railway

Funicular Railway

Inclined plane

Inclined plane

Funicular Railway

Funicular Railway