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Comment on Funiculaire de Fribourg Neuveville – Saint Pierre by Funimag

Funimag — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:18:22 +0000

Salut Thierry… oui effectivement cela vaudrait le coup, mais il n’existe pas encore de caméra en Odorama !

Comment on Funiculaire de Fribourg Neuveville – Saint Pierre by Thierry

Thierry — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:37:55 +0000

Ah le doux ronron de la crémaillère de notre funi…
Il ne manque que l’odeur pour être complètement immergé dans l’ambiance
Salutations de Fribourg

Comment on New funicular at St. Regis Resort, Park City (Utah) by THeres a video of this Funi.

THeres a video of this Funi. — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:05:03 +0000

I found a video on youtube! It has the St.regis funicular going up and down. It’s open!

Comment on Death Tunnel – Waverly Hills Sanatorium by brandi boyd

brandi boyd — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:59:36 +0000

I would love to go to this location. To know the complete history of such a place would be amazing.

Comment on Cannes – Super Cannes, le retour des diaporamas sur YouTube! by To8d

To8d — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:53:01 +0000

Que c’est rageant de voir que l’on laisse à l’abandon du bien public; s’il avait été entretenu il rendrait encore service, et un mode de transport électrique a du succès à présent avec le grenelle de l’environnement.

Comment on Paris – Les plans inclinés du RER by Funimag

Funimag — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:57:14 +0000

Hi… it is the buttons of the elevator: Up and Down

Comment on Paris – Les plans inclinés du RER by Tijmen Stam

Tijmen Stam — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:55:32 +0000

In the first video, around 1:10, you see a device in the elevator which looks to be more complex that a normal elevator control panel. Is it perhaps a validator (a composteur des billets)?

Comment on A Do It Yourself Funicular by jon strom

jon strom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:16:43 +0000

I am building similar, would like to discuss controls and emergency braking

Comment on (US) Duluth inclines / Les funiculaires de Duluth (Minnesota) by Funimag

Funimag — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:01:22 +0000

Look at the first photo… the Beacon Hill Pavilion has some rounded walls… Look at the 6th photo, after the fire you can see that the lower part of the Pavilion is still there with the rounded walls… may be this remaining part stayed like that several years…
Does your friend have any remembrance of the Belt Line Incline Railway?

Comment on (US) Duluth inclines / Les funiculaires de Duluth (Minnesota) by Daniel Watson

Daniel Watson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:20:55 +0000

Yes, I live in Duluth. We have a friend who is 90 years old, and remembers riding on the incline railway. His memory is not real good anymore. We read the pavilion was destroyed in 1901 by fire. He remembers doing something at “the pavilion” which he remembers as a round building, so I did some searching on line to find out more. Your site helped confirm that his recollection must be of some other structure, since your picture of the pavillion shows it certainly not round, and confirmed that it burned to the ground 9 years before he was born!

Comment on (US) Duluth inclines / Les funiculaires de Duluth (Minnesota) by Funimag

Funimag — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:44:05 +0000

Daniel> Thank you… I am sure now the car which crashed was the car on the right track. This car was pulverized at the bottom station… the car pulverized also the station. When I wrote this article I was not sure about which car crashed … now I am sure… I have updated the article. On the 6th photo, you can see the top station after the fire and before the car crashed. This car is on the right track because you can see the passenger compartment which was built on the exterior side of each car. If it was the left car, the passenger compartment should not be visible on this photo.

Comment on (US) Duluth inclines / Les funiculaires de Duluth (Minnesota) by Daniel Watson

Daniel Watson — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:29:04 +0000

Great site! Regarding the crash in 1901: Could it be the ‘intact’ car you see at the bottom station is not the one that ran wild down the tracks and crashed? The debris from the crashed car would have been farther down hill it seems to me.

Comment on La rénovation du Vevey-Chardonne-Mont Pélerin by Funimag

Funimag — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:57:19 +0000

Merci Rémy pour ces nouvelles photos… superbe la photo au téléobjectif depuis le bas!

Comment on La rénovation du Vevey-Chardonne-Mont Pélerin by Rémy JV

Rémy JV — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:45:46 +0000

Bonsoir Michel,

Je suis aller la semaine dernière voir le funiculaire et j’ai refais des photos.

Voici l’armoire de commande :

http://www.lataniere39.com/remy/trains/funiculaires/2010-02-07_vevey_mont_pelerin_01.JPG

La station haute vue depuis la station sevice ESSO devant Neslé :

http://www.lataniere39.com/remy/trains/funiculaires/2010-02-07_vevey_mont_pelerin_02.JPG

Amitiés.

Rémy

Comment on Le nouveau funiculaire de Bienne – Evilard by Funimag

Funimag — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:40:11 +0000

Salut Rémy… merci pour ton commentaire…
Oui les vidéos de dessous un funiculaire… je n’en connais pas… peut être est-ce la première?

Comment on Le nouveau funiculaire de Bienne – Evilard by Rémy JV

Rémy JV — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:04:34 +0000

Bonjour Michel,

Merci beaucoup pour ce magnifique reportage.
Effectivement une vue assez étonnante pour la première vidéo.

Amitiés.

Rémy JV

Comment on Solution of Quiz #21 – Katoomba, Australia by Funimag

Funimag — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:34:17 +0000

Thank you Tom for these precise informations !

Comment on Solution of Quiz #21 – Katoomba, Australia by Tom Jessop

Tom Jessop — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:19:44 +0000

The funiclar at Katoomba was built approx 1878/9 & was used for coal shale transport from mines in the valley below Katoomba to a rail head for delivery to Sydney. In the 1920’s bush walkers were using the cable haulage for transport in & out of the valley. In 1945Hammond’s leased the orginal mine sites & railway & started to turn it into a tourist attraction.It is still in the same family hands & a popular well known for holiday visitors.The carriage was built in the companys workshops& has seen many upgrades over the years.

The Orphan Rocker was built in the early 1980’s & has seen a few private runs for family & friends but has never been opened for public use. Tests were carried out for licencing purposes for public usage & were a failure with 1 fully loaded car ending up in the valley below. The pictures above were test runs with light loading & were successful at the time. There are plans for major modifications to be made so that it can have public usage.

Comment on Paris – Les plans inclinés du RER by Funimag

Funimag — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:18:59 +0000

Hello Barb,
Thanks for the comment… hello to your mother too!
How much snow do you have?
Do you have a snowplow for your incline ?

Comment on Paris – Les plans inclinés du RER by Barb Ray

Barb Ray — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:51:49 +0000

Hi Michel,

Great photos as always! Mother says to say hello from frigid Iowa! Barb