Quebec City funicular by danapommet
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The question has been asked, how do tourists and local business people, move from sea level, up to the city level in front of the Chateau Frontenac hotel. You can walk up a set of stairs called the “breakneck stairs” or a hill called the “breakneck hill” of you can take the funicular. The funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles, on rails, moves them up and down a steep slope, the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalancing each other. Funicular information from Wikipedia.
I have used other funiculars on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls and Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Taken with my old Pentax film camera, in the late 1980s, and later scanned.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous comments.
Dana
Comments (28)
alessimarco
Really cool capture! I have taken the funicular in Pittsburgh, but missed this one in Quebec. It's a fun ride, and this one, like Pittsburgh's, seems to provide a nice view as you travel.
thevolunteer
Wow, what a capture. I did take something similar in Japan. Never heard of that word, funicular, before. I just got educated. Aloha
blinkings
This looks much better than walking! Great shot mate.
Faemike55
Fantastic capture! These look so cool!
MagikUnicorn
Yes I remember this ride...long ago in the 60' You have to see the one in Montreal :) WORLD NEWS - 6.9 EARTHQUAKE IN TAIWAN 5 MIN AGO...
Hendesse
Excellent and very interesting shot. Fantastic quality for a scanned photo!
Katraz
Great shot, we have a number of these railways in the UK, one works on water power, it takes on water at the top and dumps it at the bottom, great ride.
ledwolorz
Fantastic photo.
beachzz
Lol, yeah, beats walking for sure, could have used one today where I went to the bech!!
adrie
Great capture my friend!
whaleman
Neat shot!
jmb007
quelle pente!!!bonne photo!!
GBCalls
Tired and not so young I would chose to ride. Great information for this capture!
DAVER2112
Those look so weird. Excellent shot.
MrsRatbag
Excellent shot of this cool transport!
flavia49
extraordinary image!!
moochagoo
Amazing funiculaire !
jendellas
Oh I would have used the funicular, looks really good!!!!!
kbrog
Sure beats walking up stairs. Great POV and capture!
sandra46
i remember that funicular, i liked it a lot
goodoleboy
Perfect POV and stunningly sharp focus and detail in this stellar shot, Dana! They call it a funicular because it's FUN-icular to ride. They had something similar, called "The Angel's Flight," in downtown Los Angeles many decades ago.
watapki66
Wonderful capture, rode one at a hotel in Puerto Rico too!
jocko500
I take a ride. looks fun too. wonderful shot of this
Chipka
What a sight! Funicular railways are always fun, and I have so few chances to ride any of them, especially since I'm in Chicago now, and well...sheets of paper are more bumpy than Chicago's landscape! I love the clarity of this and the unexpected vertical shape of the cars. Brilliant!
psyoshida
I'm quite lazy so I would ride as well, besides it looks fun. Wonderful capture with a great POV.
Richardphotos
at Garcia caves in Mexico they have some cable cars that is this steep. the caves are up on a cliff.when you sit down one is almost laying down, but when you reach the top it is a matter of almost falling over head first.I seen the ones at Niagara but I can not recall if I used it or not
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic photo , Dana !
jascorpio
Lovely shot!!!