7th Avenue West Incline Railway
Appearance
Seventh Avenue West Incline | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
Service | |
Operator(s) | Duluth Street Railway Company |
History | |
Opened | 1891[1] |
Closed | September 4, 1939 |
Technical | |
Line length | .5 miles (0.80 km) |
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The Seventh Avenue West Incline ran in Duluth, Minnesota, from 1891 until 1939, when the tracks were sold for scrap for the war effort.
Statistics
[edit]- Length: .5 miles (0.80 km)
- Elevation: 500 feet (150 m)
- Time: 15 minutes (bottom to top)
- Fare: $0.15
($5.00 in 2023 dollars[2])
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Duluth Beltline Railway". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.