fun on the funiculars

There are still a couple of funiculars in operation in Lisbon.  They are old trolly cars built specifically to go up and down steep hills.  As such, the one we saw was ‘stepped’ in it’s build to match the angle of the street.  A pair of cars did only straight shots up and down this hill.

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Taggers got this one and it’s mate at the bottom of the hill.
There is another one in the yellow building, which is the end of the line.  They will pass in this section with 2 sets of tracks.
See the blue car coming out of the yellow building, which is the end of the line. They will pass in this section with 2 sets of tracks. All we need is a red car and we’ll have a Seuss story.
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This mystery man w/sunglasses jumped off the moving car shortly after this shot. He must be a local, and that must be the exit technique, as neither cars made any stops along the way. Yikes!