Talk:Angels Flight

message: This claim is completely spurious and is disproved in the list of funicular railways towards the end of the entry. The three railways listed under Bournemouth, England, are all shorter than Angels Flight, at 39m, 44, and 52m each. I recommend removing this totally misleading and discredited claim.
Billkay (talk) 21:06, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "World's shortest railway" 

message: Does anyone know if it is the Angels Flight funicular and the Third Street Tunnel that appear briefly as Van Heflin enters a street tunnel in the 1948 Fred Zinnemann film noir Act of Violence? Should this be noted as perhaps the first appearance on film of this L.A. landmark? Macadavy 03:59, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Film Appearances 

message: In response to another poster, yes "Act of Violence" 1948 features Angel's Flight...so does the opening of the American Version of "M" from 1952 directed by Joseph Losey....but most stunning is the ultra-obscure 1965 Film "Angel's Flight." Look it up on IMDB216.115.228.136 (talk) 00:06, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Angel's Flight In the Movies 

message: Yantrak vs. YANTRAK—which is correct?  Also, is there any value in mentioning that Kunczynski is working on desalination technology?  I think not, but added a Wikilink anyway.--CheMechanical (talk) 22:55, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The second Angels Flight 

message: Angels Flight has appeared in many films and several TV shows, at least since 1920 when it was the "costar" of an Al Christie comedy called "All Jazzed Up." To see stills from nearly 20 films, check out www.electricearl.com/af. There's a new book due out in August 2008 called Angels Flight, by Jim Dawson.jimddddd209.244.42.77 (talk) 07:54, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  New book 

message: I think Group should be Orchestra, so I spent some time researching but could not verify.  Unfortunately, LACO only has schedules going back three seasons on their web site.  Can someone with access to older concert schedules verify which name is correct?  Thanks in advance.--CheMechanical (talk) 01:43, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Los Angeles Chamber Group correct name? 

message: Does anybody know why the original system of a single cable joining the two cars was replaced with separate cables and winding drums, with all its extra complications? Thanks Shrdlu junction (talk) 02:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: For that matter, does anyone know if the same questionable drivetrain is in use on it now? Hellbus (talk) 02:05, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drive system question 

message: Deane Romano, screenwriter of Angel's Flight and the film's greatest champion, passed away in the evening of 3/16/11.  He was 83.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.103.246.35 (talk) 16:52, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deane Romano's passing. 

message: The fare currently is $.50 per ride. Are there any other options like ticket books or passes? Does Angels Flight accept Metro day, week or monthly passes? What about senior or disabled/blind fares?108.23.147.17 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 19:33, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fares/passes 

message: I read the cited NTSB and Consultants Bureau reports with great interest, and subsequently found the Accident section here slightly confused. The reference to oil analysis, where it was placed, appeared to reference brake system hydraulic fluid, when in fact it was the analysis of gearbox oil. I relocated the line and clarified it's importance.
I added a line about the burned out solenoid, as it was the root cause of the emergency brake failure. The use of a normally closed valve prevented the system from failing safe, but was not the directly the cause of the system to not work. If the solenoid had worked, the valve would have opened, causing the brakes to engage.
The portion of the Evaluation relating to forcing the solenoid was also confused. The actual problem was the technician attempted to fit an older design solenoid to a newer design valve body during a subsequent maintenance operation, the two being incompatible. The proper action would have been to obtain a new compatible solenoid. Consulting the original engineer in this situation would not be necessary. No mention of pliers is mentioned in the references, only that tool marks existed on the solenoid body, so I changed "pliers" to "tool".
Not forcing the solenoid would have only indirectly prevented the accident. The forced solenoid did operate correctly for a while. It failed to operate because the windings burned out, not because it was forced. If the technician obtained a newer solenoid, it may not have burned out. Bcworkz (talk) 20:36, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarifications to Accident Section 

message: What is the track gauge? Peter Horn User talk 19:05, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Track gauge 

message: Added a section on the 2013 accident. The previous statement ("a maintenance-related power interruption caused the emergency brake to engage and lift the Sinai car off the track") was not consistent with the final NTSB report, which has now been cited. --John Nagle (talk) 21:39, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added 2013 accident section 

message: If someone would like to update the page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hamscher (talk • contribs) 00:55, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  HBO 2020 series Perry Mason features the train prominently  

message: Something missinbg from here, and from the Angels Flight web site (which is very information poor), is what was the original purpose of Angels Flight.  One assumes there was a steep grade that a lot of people were navigating, and which was difficult, but assumption is not enough.  Was it built for everyday use by locals?  Was it built mostly for workers who lived in the nearby historic, but now destroyed, buildings?  Did it provide a thoroughfare that connected commercial districts, or what?  It is an obvious question, what is it for?  Why was it built?  Who used it then, and who uses it now>  Is the stepped design of the cabins usual or unusual? Ali Kayn (talk) 16:40, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why was Angels Flight built (business requirement)? 

message: It's astonishing that I would have to do such a thing, but I have reverted the reversion of Drmargi who seems to be unaware that my correction of "on board" to "on-board" was, in fact, correct. "On board" is ambiguous, since "board" is a common noun that could refer to almost anything board-like, or board-functioning. As used in the article, "on-board" (or even "onboard") is an adjective, and hyphenating it removes any ambiguity surrounding "board". If you disagree, make your argument here; don't just revert a good-faith edit. (And yes, "good-faith" is hyphenated for EXACTLY THE SAME REASON: because it transforms a noun into an adjective. Bricology (talk) 18:25, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  It's "on-board", not "on board"