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inclined railway

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inclined railway
n
(Transport / Railways) Chiefly US a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives


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The once-prosperous neighborhood served as a backdrop for a number of noirs in the '40s and '50s -- with particular focus on its famed inclined railway, Angels Flight.
Working almost 3, 000ft underground they brought slabs of slate to the surface on steeply inclined railways for skilled slate workers to split.
 
 
 
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