Railroad Name: | Mount Adams Incline |
Locale: | Cincinnati, OH |
Start Year: | 1872 |
End Year: | 1948 |
Hq City: | Cincinnati, OH |
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.[1] It has since been demolished.[2]
The incline was 945feet long and carried streetcars and automobiles.[3] It began carrying horsecars in 1877, and it was later strengthened for use by electric streetcars, which were much heavier.[4]