Yan Lift, incorporated as Lift Engineering & Mfg. Co., was a major ski lift manufacturer in North America. Founded in 1965 and based in Carson City, Nevada, the company built at least 200 fixed-grip chairlifts, as well as 31 high-speed quads. The company's lifts have been involved in the deaths of five people and the injury of at least 70, the worst record of any ski-lift maker operating in North America.
The nameplate found on Lift Engineering's ski lifts.
An example of a Yan fixed-grip chairlift; the removed Catskinner triple chair (Ex Lift 4) at Blackcomb, British Columbia
Angels Flight is a landmark and historic 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It has two funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai, that run in opposite directions on a shared cable. The tracks cover a distance of 298 feet (91 m) over a vertical gain of 96 feet (29 m).
Angels Flight in 2017
Low end view of the original Angels Flight with the 3rd Street Tunnel and an observation tower, c. 1905.
Low end view of the original Angels Flight with the 3rd Street Tunnel, 1960.
Joseph M. Cooper operating an Angels Flight car, 1960.