Quincy & Torch Lake Tramcar @ Hancock MI (1998)
The Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway is a 1⁄2-mile-long (0.80 km), 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge cog railway in Hancock, Michigan. It opened in May 1997 to transport tourists to the adit entrance of the Quincy Mine's Number 5 shaft. Its tram car has a capacity of 28 people and travels at a maximum grade of 35%. It is one of only a few rack railways in the United States. Before the current tram was added, tourists were transported to the adit entrance by van, an indirect and cumbersome method.
The tramcar, designed by Phil Quenzi, was built by Royale Construction Inc. of Kearsarge, Michigan. The 165-horsepower (123 kW) diesel tramcar is 35 feet (10.67 m) long, and 8 feet 6.75 inches (2.61 m) wide. It has a passenger capacity of 28 with a top speed of 10 mph (16 km/h) on shallow grades. It is made of red-painted steel, and has large windows on the sides and roof.
Prior to the creation of the current tourist tramway, there existed a tramway used by the Quincy Mine to transport ore down the hill to the Quincy Smelter. It consisted of two tracks with tramcars in counterbalance. It was 2,200 feet (670 m) long with a 500-foot (150 m) vertical drop.
Quincy & Torch Lake Tramcar @ Hancock MI (1998)
The Quincy and Torch Lake Cog Railway is a 1⁄2-mile-long (0.80 km), 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge cog railway in Hancock, Michigan. It opened in May 1997 to transport tourists to the adit entrance of the Quincy Mine's Number 5 shaft. Its tram car has a capacity of 28 people and travels at a maximum grade of 35%. It is one of only a few rack railways in the United States. Before the current tram was added, tourists were transported to the adit entrance by van, an indirect and cumbersome method.
The tramcar, designed by Phil Quenzi, was built by Royale Construction Inc. of Kearsarge, Michigan. The 165-horsepower (123 kW) diesel tramcar is 35 feet (10.67 m) long, and 8 feet 6.75 inches (2.61 m) wide. It has a passenger capacity of 28 with a top speed of 10 mph (16 km/h) on shallow grades. It is made of red-painted steel, and has large windows on the sides and roof.
Prior to the creation of the current tourist tramway, there existed a tramway used by the Quincy Mine to transport ore down the hill to the Quincy Smelter. It consisted of two tracks with tramcars in counterbalance. It was 2,200 feet (670 m) long with a 500-foot (150 m) vertical drop.