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The Johnstown Inclined Plane in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Funicular Railroads in the United States
Alaska
- Ketchikan, Creek Street Funicular Tram
Arkansas
- Marble Falls, Dogpatch USA, Dogpatch Funicular Tram (1971–1993)
California
- Dana Point, Strand Beach Funicular (2009–)
- Fairfax (1913–1929)
- Feather River Canyon, Bucks Creek Powerhouse, single car incline used for inspection of water system, now abandoned. Rails still visible on canyon walls.
- Industry, Pacific Palms Resort, Industry Hills Golf Club funicular (opened 1979; currently closed for maintenance)
- Los Angeles, Angels Flight (opened 1901, closed 1969, moved and re-opened 1996, closed 2001, re-opened 2010, closed 2013, re-opened in 2017)
- Los Angeles, Court Flight (closed),(operated from 1904–1943 damaged by fire; razed 1944), now site of Court of Flags.
- Los Angeles, Mt. Washington Railway (1909–1919), Operated in the Highland Park/Mt. Washington neighborhood of L.A., ticket office and powerhouse still exist.
- Los Angeles, Playa del Rey (1901–1909) Two cars ran in a counterbalance configuration from a Los Angeles Pacific Railway stop at the base of the Westchester cliffs to a hotel at the top of the bluff. Legend has it that the two cars were named 'Alphonse' and 'Gaston'.
- San Francisco, The "Las Casitas Tram", a private funicular used to serve an apartment complex on Bay Street.
- Santa Catalina Island, Island Mountain Railway (1904–1918; 1921–1923)
- Valencia, Six Flags Magic Mountain Orient Express, (original name: Funicular)
Colorado
- Cañon City, Royal Gorge, Royal Gorge Incline (1931–2013)
- Golden, Lookout Mountain (1912–1920)
- Golden, South Table Mountain (1912–1920)
- Manitou Springs, Manitou Incline (1907–1990)
- Morrison, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Mount Morrison Cable Incline (1909–1914)
Florida
- Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, Hogwarts Express
Iowa
- Dubuque, Fourth Street Elevator (opened 1882; still operational)
- Dubuque, Eleventh Street Elevator (closed)
Michigan
- Grand Rapids, John Ball Zoological Garden (2012–)
- Kalamazoo, Western State Normal Railroad (1908–1949)
Minnesota
- Duluth, 7th Avenue West Incline Railway (1891–1939)
- Duluth, Duluth Belt Line Railway (in West Duluth) (1889–1916)
Missouri
- Branson, Marvel Cave, Silver Dollar City, 218 feet (66 m) long, 500 feet (152.4 m) rise, Curved. (opened 1957, still currently in use)
New Jersey
- Hoboken, Hoboken Elevated Wagon Lift (1873–1949)
- Orange Orange Mountain Cable Railway (1893–1902)
- Weehawken, Eldorado Elevator
- Weehawken, Weehawken Elevated Wagon Lift (opened 1873–closed)
New York
- Beacon, Mount Beacon Incline Railway (1902–1972; 1975–1978)
- Niagara Falls, Prospect Park Incline Railway (1847–1907)
- Palenville, Otis Elevating Railway (1892–1918)
- Sea Cliff, Sea Cliff Incline (1886–after 1907)
- Yonkers, Park Hill Incline (1894–1937)
- Yonkers, Ridge Hill Incline, Yonkers other funicular to the Sprain Ridge Hospital Campus.
North Carolina
- Fontana Dam turbine hall access on the east side of the Little Tennessee River (a single car with a balance sled which rolls on tracks underneath the cab). No longer operational.
- Maggie Valley, Ghost Town in the Sky (opened 1961, closed 2002, park reopened May 25, 2007, incline still not operational)
Ohio
- Cincinnati, Bellevue Incline (1876–1926)
- Cincinnati, Fairview Incline (1892–1923)
- Cincinnati, Mount Adams Incline (1874–1948)
- Cincinnati, Mount Auburn Incline (1872–1898)
- Cincinnati, Price Hill Incline (1874–1943)
Pennsylvania
- Altoona, Horseshoe Curve funicular
- Ashley, Ashley Planes (1837–1948)
- Beaver Falls, Patterson Heights Incline (1895–1927)
- Johnstown, Johnstown Inclined Plane (opened 1891; still operational)
- Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway (1847–1938), Mount Jefferson Plane, Summit Hill
- Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway (1847–1938), Mount Pisgah Plane, Jim Thorpe
- Pittsburgh, Bellevue Incline (1887–1892)
- Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon Incline (1890–1964)
- Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon South Incline (1892–c. 1914)
- Pittsburgh, Clifton Incline (1889–1905)
- Pittsburgh, Duquesne Incline (opened 1877; still operational)
- Pittsburgh, Fort Pitt Incline (1882–1900)
- Pittsburgh, H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad, inclines on Becks Run and Streets Run, operational in 1877
- Pittsburgh, Knoxville Incline (1890–1960)
- Pittsburgh, Monongahela Incline (opened 1870; still operational)
- Pittsburgh, Monongahela Freight Incline (1884–1935)
- Pittsburgh, Mount Oliver Incline (1872–1951)
- Pittsburgh, Norwood Incline (1901–1923)
- Pittsburgh, Nunnery Hill Incline (1888–1895)
- Pittsburgh, Penn Incline (1884–1953)
- Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Plane (bef. 1871–c. 1912)
- Pittsburgh, Ridgewood Incline (1886–1887)
- Pittsburgh, St. Clair Incline (1888–c. 1932)
- Pittsburgh, Troy Hill Incline (1888–1898)
- West Elizabeth, Walton's coal incline
- West Elizabeth, O'Neil and Company Incline
Tennessee
- Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain Incline Railway (opened 1895; still operational)
Utah
- Park City, St. Regis Deer Crest Resort (opened 2008; still operational)
Virginia
- Roanoke, Mill Mountain Incline (1910–1929)
- Huntington. Huntington station (Washington Metro) Incline (still operational)
Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
See also:
Heritage Railroads
Funicular Railroads
Historic Sites
Railroads of the U.S.A.