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Hay George. Try this train.

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M Away

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Mik
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#1

Makes perfect sense.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43145/how-the-rotating-stoosbahn-train-climbs-a-mountain-as-steep-as-47-7-degrees
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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George K
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#2

That's cool stuff.

If you recall, by the way, "Angel's Flight" - a Bosch episode had a similar type of device.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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M Away

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Mik
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Yeah, the inclines, though, are built to always stay level without moving. We had three of them in Cincinnati. That train has the rotating cylinders.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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