HowStuffWorks "What is a funicular railway?"

English: This funicular transports golfers and...
English: This funicular transports golfers and their carts between holes at the resort's golf courses. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
HowStuffWorks "What is a funicular railway?":



 "A funicular uses the technology of an elevator (a cable pulling a car up) and the technology of a railroad (a car on a track). Devised in the 15th century as a way of getting people and things up steep hillsides, the funicular now is more likely to carry skiers to the top of a mountain. In the United States, they are often referred to as incline railways."

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