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  1. Skagit Incline Railway

    Skagit Incline Railway

    At Newhalen WA the Skagit Incline Railway is a rare sight. Built in the early \'20s, it is 600 feet long climbing 338 feet at a gradient of 34.2 degrees. Used in the building of The Gorge and Diablo Dams. Nearly a 1000 carloads of materials were lifted up the incline to a rail line that went...
    • Ryder P. Moses
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    • Category: International Museums and Tourist Railways



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