Duluth Belt Line Railway
| Duluth Belt Line Railway | |
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
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| History | |
| Opened | July 8, 1890[1] |
| Closed | 1916 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 3 miles (4.83 km) |
The Duluth Beltline Railway, also known as the "West Duluth Incline" or the "Bay View Incline", was first operated in 1889 and operated as a one-car operation until 1892. The Duluth News Tribune wrote an article on May 8, 1890 and called the railway "the longest of its kind in the world." The line had several stations along the route including between Bayview Heights and the Marinette/Iron Bay Works, and on Central Avenue where it met the streetcar tracks.
Statistics
[edit]- Length: 3 miles (4.8 km)
- Elevation: 600 feet (180 m)
- Time: 24 minutes (bottom to top)
- Fare: $0.15
($5.00 in 2023 dollars[2])
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Duluth Beltline Railway". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.