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| | | (...) help (...) The funicular we rode started in Vevey, and made stops in towns up to Mt. Pelerin. This is near Montreax on Lake Geneva. We bought some nice wine at a family owned winery when we stopped in Chardonne- chatted some with the owners as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —James Mathis
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| | | | | Here's another photo of the Vevey-Mt Pelerin funicular: (URL) Mathis (...) bricks (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Sonnich Jensen
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| | | | | | just more pics: (URL) good for studying ----- Original Message ----- From: James Mathis <thakius@nmt.edu> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 1:11 AM Subject: Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview (...) very (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) There is a prototype for EVERYTHING! Funiculars are externally powered. Yet this... (...) lighting? No way could the funicular itself be providing motive power! Fascinating. ++Lar (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —James Mathis
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| | | | | | Thank you. Good photos. For the rail line, I am reminded through your photo that two rail cars need a siding by-pass section. Good to see a photo of the inside showing how the seats are arranged. later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 29-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Greg Crisp
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| | | | You don't have to go to Europe. Here's one in Tennessee: (URL) rode it this summer. Pretty cool. A bit thrilling at the top. :-) - Greg (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Eric Joslin
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| | | | (...) And, if we're going to bring inclines into it, there's one in Pittsburgh: (URL) I think there's another one, too, but I actually rode the Duquesne (that doo-kane) Incline, so it's the one I remember. eric (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —James Powell
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| | | | | There's one in Niagara Falls, ONT too...it's a true Funicular, runs from Table Rock up to Clifford St. James (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | (...) What seperates a "funicular" from an "incline" besides being in a French-speaking area? eric (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Funicular Preview —Christopher Tracey
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| | | | (...) There are two operating inclines in Pittsburgh, the Duquesne and the Monongahela. The Monongahela is operated by the city port authority while the Duquesne is run by a not-for-profit org. IMO, Duquesne is the neater of the two for much of the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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