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Incline railways at Niagara Falls

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was built in 1845 on the United States side of the falls at Prospect Point. An accident in 1907 claimed a single life and led 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
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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 and later the White Water
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in 1894. It was closed in 1976 and resumed operations as the Maid of the Mist Incline in 1977. It ceased operations in 1990, but reopened as the
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in 1966. It was in operation until 2012 and replaced with a new railway commencing operation in August 2013.
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The Leander Colt Incline was built on the Canadian side of the falls in 1869 near the
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The Clifton Incline was built to serve the Canadian boat dock of the
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Index


incline railways
Niagara Falls
Canada
United States
Prospect Park Incline Railway
Prospect Point Observation Tower
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
Maid of the Mist
Hornblower Niagara Funicular
Falls Incline Railway
Horseshoe Falls
List of funicular railways
Niagara Parks Commission People Mover
Spanish Aerocar
"Niagara Falls 1907 INCLINE RAILWAY CRASH a history"



"Transit History of Niagara Falls, Ontario"
"Hornblower revisits history with launch of new incline railway"
"New Falls Incline Railway re-opens Aug. 16 | St. Catharines Standard"
the original
Categories
Funicular railways in Canada
Defunct funicular railways in the United States
Rail transport in Ontario
Rail transportation in New York (state)
Transportation in Niagara Falls, New York
Transport in Niagara Falls, Ontario

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