Comments for Funimag photoblog http://www.funimag.com/photoblog Funimag, the web magazine about Funiculars Sun, 27 May 2012 17:08:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Le Panoramique des Dômes victime d’un orage de grêle by Joe Thompson http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120527/le-panoramique-des-domes-victime-dun-orage-de-grele/comment-page-1/#comment-42673 Joe Thompson Sun, 27 May 2012 17:08:48 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4814#comment-42673 I hope no one was injured. I hope no one was injured.

]]> Comment on (US) Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway by Mike Warner http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/articles/us-mount-tamalpais-muir-woods-railway/comment-page-1/#comment-42672 Mike Warner Fri, 11 May 2012 17:33:21 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?page_id=1561#comment-42672 First off these are great photos! Secondly I work for MArin Municipal Water District which manages most of Mt Tamalpais, and have been doing a lot of research lately into the history of Mt Tamalpais. I have a minor correction on the Funicular Railway. It was built around 1905 on the Middle Peak (not the West Peak), It was meant to service two 300ft tall wooden radio transmission towers. In 1906 though the Radio towers blew over in a storm. Not sure when the Funicular was retired from service though. The West Peak was undeveloped until 1950 when the Air Force took off the top 50ft of the West Peak. The West Peak was actually the tallest part of the Mountain before that. There was a shrine on the West Peak built by the TCC around 1918 to honor all those who died in World War I, which is now lost. First off these are great photos! Secondly I work for MArin Municipal Water District which manages most of Mt Tamalpais, and have been doing a lot of research lately into the history of Mt Tamalpais. I have a minor correction on the Funicular Railway.

It was built around 1905 on the Middle Peak (not the West Peak), It was meant to service two 300ft tall wooden radio transmission towers. In 1906 though the Radio towers blew over in a storm. Not sure when the Funicular was retired from service though.

The West Peak was undeveloped until 1950 when the Air Force took off the top 50ft of the West Peak. The West Peak was actually the tallest part of the Mountain before that. There was a shrine on the West Peak built by the TCC around 1918 to honor all those who died in World War I, which is now lost.

]]> Comment on Un téléphérique à contrepoids d’eau by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20110804/un-telepherique-a-contrepoids-deau-obermatt-unter-zingel/comment-page-1/#comment-42671 Funimag Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:59:01 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4106#comment-42671 Hello Rémy.... merci pour ton commentaire! J'ai modifié le lien en conséquence. Quant à mettre la vidéo dans mon compte YouTube c'est quelque chose que je me suis toujours refusé de faire. Peut être le ferais-je un jour.... mais uniquement si la vidéo disparaît du web.... Hello Rémy…. merci pour ton commentaire!
J’ai modifié le lien en conséquence.
Quant à mettre la vidéo dans mon compte YouTube c’est quelque chose que je me suis toujours refusé de faire. Peut être le ferais-je un jour…. mais uniquement si la vidéo disparaît du web….

]]> Comment on Un téléphérique à contrepoids d’eau by Remy JV http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20110804/un-telepherique-a-contrepoids-deau-obermatt-unter-zingel/comment-page-1/#comment-42670 Remy JV Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:45:51 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4106#comment-42670 Bonsoir Michel, La vidéo de ce reportage ne fonctionne plus. En cherchant tout autre chose, je suis retombé dessus, alors voici le lien : http://youtu.be/VlXTO5CND-8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlXTO5CND-8 Je te conseillerais bien de copier cette vidéo et de la mettre sur ta propre chaine Youtube. Voilà, c'était pour "boucher" un petit trou. Bonne fin de soirée. Amitiés. Rémy Bonsoir Michel,

La vidéo de ce reportage ne fonctionne plus.
En cherchant tout autre chose, je suis retombé dessus, alors voici le lien :

http://youtu.be/VlXTO5CND-8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlXTO5CND-8

Je te conseillerais bien de copier cette vidéo et de la mettre sur ta propre chaine Youtube.

Voilà, c’était pour “boucher” un petit trou.

Bonne fin de soirée.

Amitiés.

Rémy

]]> Comment on Two new funiculars in Interlaken ! by autempsquipasse http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20080614/two-new-funiculars-in-interlaken/comment-page-1/#comment-42669 autempsquipasse Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:41:31 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=304#comment-42669 abominable a croire que ceux qui on créé ces ignobles parc d'attraction n'ont jamais mis les pieds en suisse interlaken ne ressemble pas a cette merde pour touriste chinois,nos trains ne ressemblent pas a ceux de disneyland et on a pas de garde royale !!!!! uniquement une garde suisse qui ne se trouve pas en suisse mais au vatican. la culture chinoise mon dieu !!!!!!! abominable a croire que ceux qui on créé ces ignobles parc d’attraction n’ont jamais mis les pieds en suisse
interlaken ne ressemble pas a cette merde pour touriste chinois,nos trains ne ressemblent pas a ceux de disneyland et on a pas de garde royale !!!!! uniquement une garde suisse qui ne se trouve pas en suisse mais au vatican.

la culture chinoise mon dieu !!!!!!!

]]> Comment on The last days of the Castle Shannon Incline by Michael J. Liss http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20081005/last-days-castle-shannon/comment-page-1/#comment-42666 Michael J. Liss Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:29:17 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=602#comment-42666 I was very surprised to find your website in French. I did not realize there was any interest in Inclined Planes in Pittsburgh in other areas of the world............. You indicate only 3 Castle Shannon Inclines. My research shows there were a total of 4 inclines. I reference this from (1) an 1882 Atlas (map) of Pittsburgh showing 2 inclined planes running parallel, one a coal incline, the other a passenger incline. This was prior to the passenger incline terminating on Bailey Ave. Both the coal incline and the original passenger incline terminated next to each other above the Horseshoue Bend on Sycamore Street, near the mouth of a coal tunnel. There is (2) a lithograph from Fleming's Views of Old Pittsburgh, called "On Carson Street, South Pittsburgh, 1875" showing both inclines going only partway up Mt. Washington. These were accessed via a tunnel through Mt. Washington, from Smith Way, that was originally a coal mine, but enlarged to accept a RR train. This tunnel was used to bring both passengers and coal to the original passenger incline and the coal incline respectively. When the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemned this tunnel,for passenger service, the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon RR had to find another way to bring passengers over Mt. Washington, so they could access Pittsburgh. However, they continued to bring coal trains through the tunnel. This is when they built the Castle Shannon No. 2 Incline with a single track and cable on the back side of Mt. Washington along Haberman St. all the way to Bailey Ave. This No. 2 Incline used a "Dinky" (picture on your website)to couple RR cars from trains coming from locations further south, like Castle Shannon and Fairhaven, PA. When the No.2 Incline was built, they extended the Castle Shannon No. 1 up to Bailey Ave., across the street form the No. 2 Back Incline. I have some pictures of the track and cable for the No.2 Back Incline, including its south terminus at Haberman and Warrington Ave..............I live on Mt. Washington near the No.2 Incline, also about a block from the old Coal Tunnel that was condemned for passenger service. Much of the old right-of-way has been filled, and the tunnel entrance is no longer visible. I have been trying unsuccessfully to locate photos of the tunnel. (3) A third reference for this "4th" incline I mention can be researched online under History of the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon RR". Thank you, Michael J. Liss I was very surprised to find your website in French. I did not realize there was any interest in Inclined Planes in Pittsburgh in other areas of the world…………. You indicate only 3 Castle Shannon Inclines. My research shows there were a total of 4 inclines. I reference this from (1) an 1882 Atlas (map) of Pittsburgh showing 2 inclined planes running parallel, one a coal incline, the other a passenger incline. This was prior to the passenger incline terminating on Bailey Ave. Both the coal incline and the original passenger incline terminated next to each other above the Horseshoue Bend on Sycamore Street, near the mouth of a coal tunnel. There is (2) a lithograph from Fleming’s Views of Old Pittsburgh, called “On Carson Street, South Pittsburgh, 1875″ showing both inclines going only partway up Mt. Washington. These were accessed via a tunnel through Mt. Washington, from Smith Way, that was originally a coal mine, but enlarged to accept a RR train. This tunnel was used to bring both passengers and coal to the original passenger incline and the coal incline respectively. When the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania condemned this tunnel,for passenger service, the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon RR had to find another way to bring passengers over Mt. Washington, so they could access Pittsburgh. However, they continued to bring coal trains through the tunnel. This is when they built the Castle Shannon No. 2 Incline with a single track and cable on the back side of Mt. Washington along Haberman St. all the way to Bailey Ave. This No. 2 Incline used a “Dinky” (picture on your website)to couple RR cars from trains coming from locations further south, like Castle Shannon and Fairhaven, PA. When the No.2 Incline was built, they extended the Castle Shannon No. 1 up to Bailey Ave., across the street form the No. 2 Back Incline. I have some pictures of the track and cable for the No.2 Back Incline, including its south terminus at Haberman and Warrington Ave…………..I live on Mt. Washington near the No.2 Incline, also about a block from the old Coal Tunnel that was condemned for passenger service. Much of the old right-of-way has been filled, and the tunnel entrance is no longer visible. I have been trying unsuccessfully to locate photos of the tunnel. (3) A third reference for this “4th” incline I mention can be researched online under History of the Pittsburgh & Castle Shannon RR”. Thank you, Michael J. Liss

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42665 Funimag Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:13:17 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42665 Merci Guido pour cette référence à la page du Rigiblick sur le site de le ville de Zürich. Ci-dessous, la carte postale ancienne du premier funiculaire du Rigiblick : <img src="http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Rigiblick10.jpg" alt="Quiz #38" width="600" height="423" /> Merci Guido pour cette référence à la page du Rigiblick sur le site de le ville de Zürich.

Ci-dessous, la carte postale ancienne du premier funiculaire du Rigiblick :
Quiz #38

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Guido http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42664 Guido Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:42:12 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42664 A cette temps, le funiculaire portait le nom Seilbahn Rigiviertel et il était un peu plus court que au présent. L'ancien station superieur était environ là ou se trouve aujourd'hui l'arrête Germaniastrasse. Dans l'an 1978 le funiculaire a était modernisé et prolonge pour 80m jusque la station superieur actuel. Il y a eu des projéts de prolonger le funiculaire en bas jusque une place qui s'appelle central, près de la gare centrale. A cause des coutes ce plan n'était pas realisé. Sur la page officielle de la ville de Zurich on trouve une ancienne carte postale du funiculaire! http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/vbz/de/index/die_vbz/mitbetreute_bahnen/seilbahn_rigiblick/geschichte_der_seilbahn_rigiblick.html A cette temps, le funiculaire portait le nom Seilbahn Rigiviertel et il était un peu plus court que au présent. L’ancien station superieur était environ là ou se trouve aujourd’hui l’arrête Germaniastrasse. Dans l’an 1978 le funiculaire a était modernisé et prolonge pour 80m jusque la station superieur actuel.

Il y a eu des projéts de prolonger le funiculaire en bas jusque une place qui s’appelle central, près de la gare centrale. A cause des coutes ce plan n’était pas realisé.

Sur la page officielle de la ville de Zurich on trouve une ancienne carte postale du funiculaire! http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/content/vbz/de/index/die_vbz/mitbetreute_bahnen/seilbahn_rigiblick/geschichte_der_seilbahn_rigiblick.html

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42663 Funimag Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:40:36 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42663 Bonjour Christian... Bon je confirme que tu as bien trouvé aussi le Quiz #38 en donnant la réponse avec le Système de coordonnées géographiques suisse: http://map.geo.admin.ch/ <a title="Rigiblick" href="http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Rigiblick.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img class="size-full wp-image-4622" title="Rigiblick" src="http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Rigiblick.jpg" alt="Tirano" width="600" height="400" /></a> Bonjour Christian…
Bon je confirme que tu as bien trouvé aussi le Quiz #38 en donnant la réponse avec le Système de coordonnées géographiques suisse:
http://map.geo.admin.ch/
Tirano

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by christian http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42662 christian Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:42:00 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42662 Ce sont les coordonnèes du Rigiblick en Système de coordonnées géographiques suisse ch1903; --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_coordinate_system Ce sont les coordonnèes du Rigiblick en Système de coordonnées géographiques suisse ch1903;
–> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_coordinate_system

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Jean-Philippe http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42661 Jean-Philippe Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:26:52 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42661 Quand je pense que je l'ai pris il y a à peine plus d'un mois... J'aurai pu reconnaitre un peu plus rapidement^^. Quand je pense que je l’ai pris il y a à peine plus d’un mois… J’aurai pu reconnaitre un peu plus rapidement^^.

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42660 Funimag Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42660 Oui Jean-Philippe... il s'agit bien du Standseilbahn Rigiblick qui longe le Geissberweg à Zürich. La photo date de 1974. Christian... les chiffres que tu donnes, je suppose que tu as voulu donner des coordonnées de géolocalisation... peux-tu expliquer ces coordonnées ? Oui Jean-Philippe… il s’agit bien du Standseilbahn Rigiblick qui longe le Geissberweg à Zürich.
La photo date de 1974.

Christian… les chiffres que tu donnes, je suppose que tu as voulu donner des coordonnées de géolocalisation… peux-tu expliquer ces coordonnées ?

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Jean-Philippe http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42659 Jean-Philippe Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:31:57 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42659 C'est le Rigiblick à Zürich! Je dirais même plus sur le pont qui croise la Hadlaubstrasse. C’est le Rigiblick à Zürich!
Je dirais même plus sur le pont qui croise la Hadlaubstrasse.

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by christian http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42658 christian Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:52:32 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42658 en suisse, 684175 249115? en suisse, 684175 249115?

]]> Comment on A Do It Yourself Funicular by Rene http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20061026/a-do-it-yourself-funicular/comment-page-2/#comment-42657 Rene Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:17:12 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20061026/a-do-it-yourself-funicular/#comment-42657 Hi need some help i have a similer system a very old system that was build by some one als.. the motor burn out and i took it apart to have it replace but left it to long that i cant reinstall it. am getting a new motor but i like the control system u have place in urs. I would like to know if u would be willing to help me get back my system up and running any help will do.. Hi need some help i have a similer system a very old system that was build by some one als.. the motor burn out and i took it apart to have it replace but left it to long that i cant reinstall it. am getting a new motor but i like the control system u have place in urs. I would like to know if u would be willing to help me get back my system up and running any help will do..

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42656 Funimag Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:32:29 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42656 Andreas ayant déjà trouvé le quiz... pour les autres je vous donne un indice: <img src="http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/quiz38a.jpg" alt="Quiz #38" width="400" height="580" /> Andreas ayant déjà trouvé le quiz… pour les autres je vous donne un indice:
Quiz #38

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Gobitz Bernard http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42655 Gobitz Bernard Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:42:32 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42655 D'après les commentaires précédents, l'enquête s'oriente vers la Suisse. Et pourtant, je suis sceptique car l'architecture de la gare supérieure semble assez différente de celle d'un batiment suisse. D’après les commentaires précédents, l’enquête s’oriente vers la Suisse.
Et pourtant, je suis sceptique car l’architecture de la gare supérieure semble assez différente de celle d’un batiment suisse.

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42654 Funimag Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:22:23 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42654 Bonsoir Rémy... ce n'est pas le Territet-Mont Fleuri non plus. Le funiculaire Territet-Mont Fleuri on peut le voir ici... http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/19.jpg.jpg Bonsoir Rémy… ce n’est pas le Territet-Mont Fleuri non plus.
Le funiculaire Territet-Mont Fleuri on peut le voir ici…
http://www.funimag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/19.jpg.jpg

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Remy JV http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42653 Remy JV Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:06:23 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42653 Bonjour Michel, Serait-ce le Territet / Mont-Fleuri ?? Amitiés. Rémy Bonjour Michel,

Serait-ce le Territet / Mont-Fleuri ??

Amitiés.

Rémy

]]> Comment on Quiz #38 by Funimag http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/index.php/20120324/quiz-38/comment-page-1/#comment-42652 Funimag Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.funimag.com/photoblog/?p=4631#comment-42652 Hello Jean-Philippe... effectivement il a un petit air de Bienne-Evilard... mais non ce n'est pas lui ! Hello Jean-Philippe… effectivement il a un petit air de Bienne-Evilard… mais non ce n’est pas lui !

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