The Mount Adams Incline was a funicular, or inclined railway, located in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Adams. Completed in 1872, it was the longest-running of the city's five inclines, closing in 1948. It has since been demolished.

The incline was long and carried streetcars and automobiles.It began carrying horsecars in 1877, and it was later strengthened for use by electric streetcars, which were much heavier.

Mount Adams Incline

See also

Funicular railway

List of funicular railways

References

External links

Cincinnati Transit: Mt. Adams Incline

Mt Adams Incline Model website & History

Defunct funicular railways in the United States

Passenger rail transportation in Cincinnati

History of Cincinnati

Standard gauge railways in the United States

Railway inclines in the United States

1872 establishments in Ohio

1948 disestablishments in Ohio

Railway lines opened in 1872

Railway lines closed in 1948

Mount Adams Incline