There have been several different incline railways built at the

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, on the border between

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and the

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. These lines include: * The Prospect Park Incline Railway was built in 1845 on the United States side of the falls at Prospect Point. An accident in 1907 claimed a single life and led to the closure of this ride. The entire ride was removed in 1908 and replaced with an elevator in 1910. In 1960 the elevator was closed and replaced with the current

Prospect Point Observation Tower The Prospect Point Observation Tower (also known as the Niagara Falls Observation Tower) is a tower in Niagara Falls, New York, United States just east of the American Falls. History The area of the tower and Prospect Point was once known as the ...

in 1961. * The Leander Colt Incline was built on the Canadian side of the falls in 1869 near the

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. The incline railway was damaged in 1889 and abandoned. * The Whirlpool Rapids Incline appeared in 1876 near the Leander Colt site. It was damaged by a fire in 1934 and replaced with an elevator ride called Great Gorge Trip, which was in turn renamed the Great Gorge Adventure in 1989 and later the White Water Walk. * The Clifton Incline was built to serve the Canadian boat dock of the ''

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'' in 1894. It was closed in 1976 and resumed operations as the Maid of the Mist Incline in 1977. It ceased operations in 1990, but reopened as the Hornblower Niagara Funicular in 2019. * The

Falls Incline Railway The Falls Incline Railway, originally known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline is a type of funicular railway (an inclined elevator) in the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located beside Niagara Falls at the Horseshoe Falls. The line was ...

, originally known as the Horseshoe Falls Incline, was built on the Canadian side of the

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in 1966. It was in operation until 2012 and replaced with a new railway commencing operation in August 2013.{{cite web , url=http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/08/08/new-falls-incline-railway-re-opens-aug-16 , title=Sneak peak of new Incline Railway {{! St. Catharines Standard , website=www.stcatharinesstandard.ca , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019122913/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/08/08/new-falls-incline-railway-re-opens-aug-16 , archive-date=2013-10-19

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