inclined railway

noun

1. a cable railway used on particularly steep inclines unsuitable for normal adhesion locomotives

Example Sentences

The inclined railway is also the title of a 1999 novel in which Bosch investigates the murder of a prominent attorney and another passenger gunned down in one of the tiny cars.

From Los Angeles Times

Just beyond this point, at the top of the inclined railway, is to be obtained the best view of the steel arch bridge.

From Project Gutenberg

To gain Prospect Park, the "Art Gallery," the inclined railway, or the ferry, the charge was twenty-five cents.

From Project Gutenberg

Fans in the east stands could see the inclined railway making its way up and down Mount Washington.

From New York Times

Through his efforts were built the observatory and steep inclined railway at Mount Lowe, near Pasadena, Calif., favorite picture-post-card subject of sightseers.

From Time Magazine Archive