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The
Angel's Flight Railway
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Los Angeles, California |
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
This
incline railway is a public utility operating under a franchise
granted by the City of Los Angeles
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
original Angels Flight location, with tracks connecting Hill Street
and Olive Street, operated from 1901 until it was closed in 1969,
when its site was cleared for redevelopment.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
second Angels Flight location opened nearby to the south in 1996,
with tracks connecting Hill Street and California Plaza.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
As rebuilt, the funicular was 91 meters (298 feet) long on an
approximately 33-percent grade.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Car
movement is controlled by an operator inside the upper station house,
who is responsible for visually determining that the track and vehicles
are clear for movement, closing the platform gates, starting the
cars moving, monitoring the operation of the funicular cars, observing
car stops at both stations, and collecting fares from passengers.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Angels
Flight was added to the National Register of Historic Places on
October 13, 2000.
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