Valparaiso

Of the nearly 30 elevators that operated in Valparaíso starting in 1883, few of them are still in operation as of 2010, among them are: the municipally owned El Peral, Polanco and Reina Victoria elevators, the Concepción elevator (the first to be built in 1883) and the privately owned Van Buren.[1] Among the reasons for their disappearance or detention are destruction due to earthquakes, fires, landslides. hills and the low profitability of some due to the preference for other means of transportation such as buses and buses.

Of the city's elevators, 16 were declared National Historic Landmarks. The Polanco elevator was declared a National Monument in 1974, the Van Buren elevator in 2010[2]​ and the remaining 14 were declared a National Monument on September 1, 1998.[3]​.

Vina del Mar

In this city, neighboring Valparaíso, there is also this type of transportation, although most of them are privately owned, for the transportation of residents of the condominiums near the beach. They predominate in the Reñaca neighborhood, in the northern sector of the city.[4]​[5]​ There is only one elevator for public use, the Villanelo, located a few blocks from Quinta Vergara, inaugurated in 1983 and repaired in 2010.[6]​.

Santiago

In 1923, the construction of a funicular began on Cerro San Cristóbal "Cerro San Cristóbal (Chile)") in the capital, being definitively completed and inaugurated in 1925. The funicular runs 485 meters, joining three stations: "Pío Nono" (at the foot of the hill), "Zoológico" and "Cumbre", where the Sanctuary to the Virgin is located and there is a connection with the Santiago cable car. On November 16, 2000, it was named a Historical Monument of Chile.[7]​.

There is also another funicular on Cerro 18 in Lo Barnechea, inaugurated on May 27, 2016. It has 2 cabins with a capacity of 10 people each, and the route is 300 meters, with 3 stops: one on Los Quincheros street, another at Senda 9 Sur, and the last one on Senda 20 Sur, near the Parque de la Chilenidad and the Virgen del Cerro 18.[8]​.

Curico

In 2012, the Municipality of Curicó hoped to inaugurate its funicular on Cerro Condell. The idea began to take shape in 2004, suffering delays and reconsiderations throughout this time. The project had a cost of 49 million pesos in its core work and the start and end stations have yet to be built in the place, leaving the work abandoned in later years.[9]​ In 2022 its construction was considered again.[10]​.

Conception

In front of Ecuador Park, on the western slope of Caracol Hill, there is a funicular that connects the Cerro Caracol Building with Doctor Wilhelm Street. It is for private use for the residents of the respective building.[11]​.

Bogota

The funicular that goes up the Monserrate hill was inaugurated in 1929, it moves at 3.2 meters per second, goes up to 3,152 meters and has glass roofs to observe the landscape.

In Spain there are 12 funiculars in operation. The oldest is Tibidabo, in Barcelona, ​​inaugurated in 1901. The most recent is Río de la Pila, in Santander "Santander (Cantabria)"), inaugurated in 2008.

In the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Community of Madrid) is the Valle de los Caídos funicular; However, due to safety reasons due to rockfalls on the mountain, it was closed in 2009.

In Mexico until 2001, there was only one funicular in operation. The Guanajuato Funicular located in the city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and was inaugurated on that date.[12]​ However, there is also a funicular in the port of Mazatlán, Sinaloa and is located in the Observatorio 1873 museum,[13]​ inaugurated in 2021,[14]​ in addition, the funicular was awarded the Project of the Year award in 2021, organized by Elevator World, with the category of inclined elevators.[15]​.

In the Matucana Pablo Boner hydroelectric plant, located in the district of San Jerónimo de Surco, province of Huarochirí, Lima, and in the resort of Curayacu"), in San Bartolo, Lima.

The Funicular of the Machupicchu Hydroelectric Power Station, located in the Province of Urubamba, department of Cusco, 10 km from the Wonder of the Historical Sanctuary of Machupicchu. It has been in operation since the 1960s and serves to transport maintenance personnel from the loading chamber of the Machupicchu hydroelectric plant, property of the EGEMSA Company; It has a length of 540 meters and begins at an elevation of 1780 m above sea level. n. m. to the upper level of 2060 m above sea level. n. m.

Tracks

Typically, a funicular runs on a single railway track that has a double section in the middle of the route for vehicle crossing. This central crossing works without a moving needle thanks to the particular arrangement of the vehicles' axles. These are equipped with grooved wheels that guide the train on the continuous rail on the outside of the siding, and drum wheels capable of traversing the "heart" of the rail siding on the inside side. This axle arrangement is inverted from one train to another, allowing a different crossing side to be defined for each vehicle when designing the device. The needle thus works without human intervention, without the risk of collision of the cabins or crossing of the cables.

There are also double-track funiculars along the entire line or, more rarely, triple-track funiculars where the center lane is shared by both vehicles, that is, common to the left and right track with separation at the level of the crossing.

Cables

The cable that forms the upper half loop is almost always the one that the funicular is driven on. This takes advantage of greater cable tension, reinforced by the weight of the vehicles, which maximizes grip on the drive pulley. This adhesion is generally optimized by a drive winch with double or triple cable winding.

The drive is generally provided by an electric motor coupled to a reducer that sets the drive pulley in motion. Generally there are one or more service brakes directly at the motor outlet and one or more safety brakes closest to the drive pulley.

Valparaiso

Of the nearly 30 elevators that operated in Valparaíso starting in 1883, few of them are still in operation as of 2010, among them are: the municipally owned El Peral, Polanco and Reina Victoria elevators, the Concepción elevator (the first to be built in 1883) and the privately owned Van Buren.[1] Among the reasons for their disappearance or detention are destruction due to earthquakes, fires, landslides. hills and the low profitability of some due to the preference for other means of transportation such as buses and buses.

Of the city's elevators, 16 were declared National Historic Landmarks. The Polanco elevator was declared a National Monument in 1974, the Van Buren elevator in 2010[2]​ and the remaining 14 were declared a National Monument on September 1, 1998.[3]​.

Vina del Mar

In this city, neighboring Valparaíso, there is also this type of transportation, although most of them are privately owned, for the transportation of residents of the condominiums near the beach. They predominate in the Reñaca neighborhood, in the northern sector of the city.[4]​[5]​ There is only one elevator for public use, the Villanelo, located a few blocks from Quinta Vergara, inaugurated in 1983 and repaired in 2010.[6]​.

Santiago

In 1923, the construction of a funicular began on Cerro San Cristóbal "Cerro San Cristóbal (Chile)") in the capital, being definitively completed and inaugurated in 1925. The funicular runs 485 meters, joining three stations: "Pío Nono" (at the foot of the hill), "Zoológico" and "Cumbre", where the Sanctuary to the Virgin is located and there is a connection with the Santiago cable car. On November 16, 2000, it was named a Historical Monument of Chile.[7]​.

There is also another funicular on Cerro 18 in Lo Barnechea, inaugurated on May 27, 2016. It has 2 cabins with a capacity of 10 people each, and the route is 300 meters, with 3 stops: one on Los Quincheros street, another at Senda 9 Sur, and the last one on Senda 20 Sur, near the Parque de la Chilenidad and the Virgen del Cerro 18.[8]​.

Curico

In 2012, the Municipality of Curicó hoped to inaugurate its funicular on Cerro Condell. The idea began to take shape in 2004, suffering delays and reconsiderations throughout this time. The project had a cost of 49 million pesos in its core work and the start and end stations have yet to be built in the place, leaving the work abandoned in later years.[9]​ In 2022 its construction was considered again.[10]​.

Conception

In front of Ecuador Park, on the western slope of Caracol Hill, there is a funicular that connects the Cerro Caracol Building with Doctor Wilhelm Street. It is for private use for the residents of the respective building.[11]​.

Bogota

The funicular that goes up the Monserrate hill was inaugurated in 1929, it moves at 3.2 meters per second, goes up to 3,152 meters and has glass roofs to observe the landscape.

In Spain there are 12 funiculars in operation. The oldest is Tibidabo, in Barcelona, ​​inaugurated in 1901. The most recent is Río de la Pila, in Santander "Santander (Cantabria)"), inaugurated in 2008.

In the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Community of Madrid) is the Valle de los Caídos funicular; However, due to safety reasons due to rockfalls on the mountain, it was closed in 2009.

In Mexico until 2001, there was only one funicular in operation. The Guanajuato Funicular located in the city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and was inaugurated on that date.[12]​ However, there is also a funicular in the port of Mazatlán, Sinaloa and is located in the Observatorio 1873 museum,[13]​ inaugurated in 2021,[14]​ in addition, the funicular was awarded the Project of the Year award in 2021, organized by Elevator World, with the category of inclined elevators.[15]​.

In the Matucana Pablo Boner hydroelectric plant, located in the district of San Jerónimo de Surco, province of Huarochirí, Lima, and in the resort of Curayacu"), in San Bartolo, Lima.

The Funicular of the Machupicchu Hydroelectric Power Station, located in the Province of Urubamba, department of Cusco, 10 km from the Wonder of the Historical Sanctuary of Machupicchu. It has been in operation since the 1960s and serves to transport maintenance personnel from the loading chamber of the Machupicchu hydroelectric plant, property of the EGEMSA Company; It has a length of 540 meters and begins at an elevation of 1780 m above sea level. n. m. to the upper level of 2060 m above sea level. n. m.