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Incline railways at Niagara Falls
There have been several different
incline railways
built at the
Niagara Falls
,
on the border
between
Canada and the United States
.
These
lines
include:
The
Prospect Park Incline Railway
was built in
1845
on the
United States
side of the falls at
Prospect Point Park
. An accident in 1907 claimed a single life and led to the closure of this ride. The entire ride was removed in 1908 and replaced with an elevator in 1910. In 1960 the elevator was closed and replaced with the current
Prospect Point Observation Tower
in 1961.
The
Leander Colt Incline
was built on the Canadian side of the falls in 1869 near the
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
. The
incline railway
was damaged in 1889 and abandoned.
The
Whirlpool Rapids Incline
appeared in 1876 near the Leander Colt site. It was damaged by a fire in 1934 and replaced with an elevator ride called
Great Gorge Trip
, which was in turn renamed the
Great Gorge Adventure
in 1989.
The
Clifton Incline
was built to serve the Canadian boat dock of the
Maid of the Mist
in 1894. It was
closed in
1976 and resumed operations as the
Maid of the Mist Incline
in
1977
. It ceased operations in 1990, but reopened as the Hornblower
Niagara
Funicular in 2019.
The
Falls Incline Railway
, originally known as the
Horsehoe Falls Incline
, was built on the Canadian side of the
Horseshoe Falls
in 1966. It was in
operation
until 2012 and replaced with a new railway commencing operation in
August 2013
.