The Falls Incline Railway , originally known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline is a type of funicular railway (an inclined elevator) in the city of Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada. It is located beside Niagara Falls at the Horseshoe Falls . The line was built in 1966 for the Niagara Parks Commission by the Swiss company Von Roll . It adopted its current name in the 1980s. Originally built with open-air cars, it was rebuilt in 2013 with enclosed cars to permit year-round operation.
2-891: Unlike the other incline railways at Niagara Falls , the Falls Incline was not built to descend into the Niagara Gorge below the falls. Instead it links the Table Rock Centre and Journey Behind the Falls , on the Niagara Parkway just above the falls to the higher level Fallsview Tourist Area , including the Minolta Tower , the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and several hotels. The Niagara Parks Commission claims that
4-581: The funicular is the world's slowest. The funicular has the following technical parameters: 43°04′46″N 79°04′51″W / 43.079499°N 79.080789°W / 43.079499; -79.080789 This Canadian rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about transport in Ontario is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Incline railways at Niagara Falls There have been several different incline railways built at
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