They might not boast the latest cutting-edge technology, nor run along miles and miles of track, but throughout centuries, funicular railways have become a fascinating vintage mode of transport, as ...

Angels Flight, a Los Angeles landmark and tourist destination, is back in business after a horrible accident forced the halting of service back in 2001. It’s still quaint, but under the classic design ...

Footage captured the wreckage of a funicular railway crash in Portugal's capital that local authorities said killed 17 people and left nearly two dozen with injuries. The fatal wreck involving ...

At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on ...

The Swiss president, who has a fear of heights, took the trip surprisingly well, and on reaching her destination, said, “What we do in politics is trivial in comparison to this work,” adding the ride ...

Sept. 3 (UPI) --A tram on one of Lisbon's funicular railways derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring another 18, local authorities said. The derailment of the Elevador da Glória -- also ...

India's longest funicular railway, spanning 1.2 kilometers, opened in January 2026 near Kalyan, Maharashtra. This new attraction drastically reduces the travel time to the revered Shri Malanggad ...

Angels Flight, a Los Angeles landmark and tourist destination, is back in business after a horrible accident forced the halting of service back in 2001. It’s still quaint, but under the classic design ...