Operated by wire rope traction The car is run under the boats while they are afloat, the boat remains on a horizontal keel throughout, the track passing a summit and permitting the car and boat to dip into the water again. The old planes on this canal, built 1844-1860, were modeled after the old Morris and Essex Canal planes. (Zeitschr. f. Bauwesen, 1885-63)
Inclined plane railroads
Zeitschr f Bauwesen
1863
Article (Journal)
German
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