7th Avenue West Incline Railway

The Seventh Avenue West Incline ran in Duluth, Minnesota, from 1891 until 1939, when the tracks were sold for scrap for the war effort.

Seventh Avenue West Incline
Overview
LocaleDuluth, Minnesota, United States
Operation
Opened1891[1]
ClosedSeptember 4, 1939
Operator(s)Duluth Street Railway Company
Technical
Line length.5 miles (0.80 km)
Minnesota Point from Incline Railway, Ca 1900

Statistics
  • Length: .5 miles (0.80 km)
  • Elevation: 500 feet (150 m)
  • Time: 15 minutes (bottom to top)
  • Fare: $0.15
    ($4.00 in 2019 dollars[2])

See also

References
  1. "Duluth Beltline Railway". Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.


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