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Caption: Marker detail: Inclined plane / switchback gravity railroad
Additional Description: The inclined plane known as the Switchback gravity railroad, brought empty coal cars back up the double track by using the weight of a loaded car. The "chutes" at the bottom of the railroad distributed the coal into boats for transport.
Submitted: August 30, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p490158
File Size: 1.021 Megabytes

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