Queen Anne Counterbalance
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The Queen Anne Counterbalance was a funicular streetcar line operated by the Seattle Electric Company, serving the steep slope along its namesake street on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, from
Queen Anne Counterbalance cars in operation, c. 1910. View is directed north along Queen Anne Ave.
Cross-section of Queen Anne Counterbalance
Roadwork in 1934 exposed the tracks and center slot atop the second tunnel of the Counterbalance.
Single-track Counterbalance c. 1901 or 1902, viewed north from Mercer, photographed by Asahel Curtis
Funicular
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A funicular, or funicular railway, is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages perm
Queen Anne Counterbalance
…The Queen Anne Counterbalance was a funicular streetcar line operated by the Seattle Electric Company, serving the steep slope along its namesake street on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington…
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