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Posted by Easy on Sun Nov 2 00:44:07 2008, in response to Re: LA - Angels Flight update, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Thu Oct 30 22:57:54 2008.  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - On Saturday, Nov. 1, the two cars that long ran on Angels Flight were returned to the track that connects Bunker Hill and the Historic Core. The cars, named Olivet and Sinai, were brought to Hill Street Saturday morning and were lifted by a 275-ton crane over the arch at the bottom of the funicular and placed on the track. It is a significant step forward for the railway, which has been closed since a deadly accident in 2001. Last year, new drive machinery was installed, and late last week, a cable for the drive was being tested. No date has been set yet for when the railway could resume operations. "While there still are many weeks of fine-tuning and testing yet to be undertaken, we are hopeful that Angels Flight will reopen to the public late this year or early in 2009," said Dennis Luna, chairman of the Angels Flight Railway Foundation. John Welborne, president of the Foundation, has spent significant time in recent years raising money for a renovation of the railway and the new drive system. |
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