[sustran] Re: Funicular

[Wendell Cox]

>Hello All,
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>Does anyone knows about funiculars or elevators being used as part of
>public urban transit ? I know about the city of Valparaiso in Chile,
>that has more than 10 funiculars.
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>I am interested in funiculars or elevators that have a high volume of
>passagers.
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Oregon City, Oregon used to have at least on elevator operating to get
residents from the lower town commerical center to residential areas on a
bluff above the Wilamette River. Don't know if it still operates. Do not
believe it was a formally part of the public transport system but it
certainly performed that function. May or may not still operate.

Angels Flight in LA --- reopened after I left town --- may be a funicular.
Very short line (one block). Is a part of the MTA system

>Thanks,
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>Zilan Moura
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