Queen Anne Counterbalance
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Queen Anne Counterbalance cars in operation, c. 1910. View is directed north along Queen Anne Ave. | |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Closed | August 11, 1940 |
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| Track length | 1,500 ft (460 m) (Comstock to Roy) |
| Character | Combination electric & funicular streetcar |
The Queen Anne Counterbalance was a funicular streetcar line operated by the Seattle Electric Company, serving the steep slope along its namesake street on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, from 1901 to 1940. It replaced an earlier cable car line built by the Front Street Cable Railway in 1891.