Incline railways at Niagara Falls
There have been several different funicular railways, locally called incline railways, built at the Niagara Falls, on the border between Canada and the United States.
These lines include:
- The Prospect Park Incline Railway was built in 1845 on the United States side of the falls at Prospect Point Park. An accident in 1907 claimed a single life and lead to the closure of this ride. The entire ride was removed in 1908 and replaced with an elevator in 1910. In 1960 the elevator was closed and replaced with the current Prospect Point Observation Tower in 1961.[1]
- The Whirlpool Rapids Incline appeared in 1876 near the Leander Colt site. It was damaged by a fire in 1934 and replaced with an elevator ride called Great Gorge Trip, which was in turn renamed the Great Gorge Adventure in 1989.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Niagara Falls 1907 INCLINE RAILWAY CRASH a history". www.niagarafrontier.com. http://www.niagarafrontier.com/inclinecrash.html. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Transit History of Niagara Falls, Ontario". David A. Wyatt. http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~wyatt/alltime/niagara-falls-on.html. Retrieved March 24, 2007.