On my most recent trip to Los Angeles, I made a stop at Angels Flight Railway, the little Railway that could (but not quite yet).
The two cars are currently frozen in time, waiting for the City to come up with a feasible solution that allows them to operate safely.
Such a beautiful little treasure here, it really is sad that they just sit here.
The ticket booth up top.
A shot of the inner workings:
Don't get dizzy!
As I walked back down to the bottom, a junkie sitting off to the side asked me to help him shoot up. That was a first. I just kept walking. As if things couldn't get more bizarre, I saw this:
Somehow, the City of Los Angeles has managed to connect the dots between Condors and Angel's Flight.
More Angel's Flight Railway photos (vintage AND current) at my main website.
3 comments:
Looks like it at least is being maintained in its arrested state (like Bodie). Considering other funiculars operate elsewhere (like Hong Kong and Bergen), it's a shame that our 'advanced - first tier' society in LA can't figure out a fix. KS
Maintained Anonymous, sort of -- it had a ton of graffiti damage not too long ago.
Never looked right here to me - I knew it in it's original location between Hill and Olive.
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