Incline railways at Niagara Falls

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The Falls Incline Railway

There have been several different incline railways built at the Niagara Falls, on the border between Canada and the United States.

These lines include:

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Transit History of Niagara Falls, Ontario". David A. Wyatt. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  3. Law, Joh (18 June 2019). "Hornblower revisits history with launch of new incline railway". The Standard. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "New Falls Incline Railway re-opens Aug. 16 | St. Catharines Standard". www.stcatharinesstandard.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19.