Welcome to Funimag Photoblog
Funimag Photoblog has been fully modernized and redesigned. Originally created in 2004, the site now focuses on in‑depth articles about funicular railways and cable‑hauled systems, combining historical research, rare documents, and curated imagery.
You’ll find newly published long‑form articles, restored older content, and the full archive of posts from 2004–2017. Short news and updates continue on X and Bluesky.
Welcome to the new Funimag.
Articles
(US) Brooklyn Bridge Cable Railway
At the Brooklyn Bridge’s opening in 1883, New York ran a cable‑powered railway across its deck — an ingenious system now almost forgotten. Read more…
(US) Mount Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway
Located in California on the north side of the Golden Gate, Mount Tamalpais railroad was known as the “Crookedest Railroad in the World”. Read more…
(US) The great era of (lost) American funiculars
American people do not know and have forgotten that the United States of America have built the most spectacular funiculars but they have practically all… Read more…
(FR) Le funiculaire du chantier du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre
It’s something that’s totally unknown, but there was a funicular in the same place as early as 1875, before the very famous one in Montmartre.… Read more…
(FR) Le plan incliné des Eaux-Bonnes (France)
Le plan incliné des Eaux-Bonnes, aussi appelé plan incliné Valentin-Hourat, est certainement un des plans inclinés funiculaires les plus inconnus en France. Read more…
(AU) The Katoomba Scenic Railway (Australia)
“Scenic World” at Katoomba in Blue Mountains (New South Wales) Australia with the “Scenic Railway” the World steepest funicular. Read more…
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