Inclined Railway Small 320×266 Medium 640×532 Large 1024×851 Download Tiff Original 2400×1994 | (1.3 MB) Description An illustration of an inclined railway, also known as a funicular or funicular railway. This railway runs on a pulley system, where two cars are counterbalanced, with one car ascending and one car descending. Keywords cable railway, cliff railway, funicular, funicular railway, incline, Incline railway, inclined plain, railway, tram Galleries Rail Transportation Source: Dodge, Mary Mapes St. Nicholas an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks (New York, New York: The Century Co., 1886)
