Mountain route
Johnstown Inclined Plane
Johnstown → Westmont · United States
Built after the 1889 flood so Johnstown could flee uphill: one of the world’s steepest vehicular inclines, still hauling cars up Yoder Hill.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 1 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Johnstown Inclined Plane?
The Johnstown Inclined Plane runs 270 m from Johnstown to Westmont.
How long does the Johnstown Inclined Plane take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 min for the 270 m. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Johnstown Inclined Plane?
CamTran, with vehicular incline.
How old is the Johnstown Inclined Plane?
The line has been in service since 1891. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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