Hill Hiker® Incline Railway Systems
Hill Hiker, Inc. offers high-quality custom residential and commercial funicular / cliff / cog / cable / incline railway systems to meet whatever your needs may be. Our cable driven incline railway funicular systems increase the accessibility of your property by providing a way for friends and family to travel up and down steep inclines and other difficult-to-reach parts of your property with ease.
Design | Manufacture | Install | Service
We use our years of industry knowledge and experience to help provide you with a quality funicular railway system and customize it specifically for your project needs and aesthetic preferences.
What Are Railway Systems?
Incline Railways, Funicular Railways, Cliff Railways, Cable Railways, Cog Railways, etc. are all just different ways to refer to what we traditionally call an inclined elevator or hillside tram.
Whatever you call them, Hill Hiker, Inc. specializes solely in the design, manufacture and installation of these outdoor inclined cable driven elevator systems. Each Hill Hiker ® lift system is custom designed for your individual needs and can be installed almost anywhere worldwide.
Incline Lift – Outdoor Elevator – Hillside Tram – Funicular
Incline Solutions
Hill Hiker, Inc. has experience working all over the US and much of the World bringing our award winning inclined funicular railway systems to many different types of owners for many different types of projects.
- Access to lakes, rivers, oceans, garages, pools, gardens, homes, resorts, state parks, golf courses, churches, schools, utility plants, etc.
- Meets or exceeds national and local elevator safety and building codes with ADA Handicap approved options
Award Winning
The team at Hill Hiker, Inc. is both humbled and excited to announce that it has won its third Elevator World Project of the Year Award in a row for one of it’s inclined funicular railway tram systems.
Elevator World, the primer vertical transportation & elevator industry publication, has been running the Project of the Year competition for 27 years. Submissions are sent in from all over the world to determine the winners of this highly anticipated and most prestigious industry award of the year.
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Custom Design
Every Hill Hiker® Hill Railway System is custom designed based on your specific site conditions, local building codes, application type, capacity needs, aesthetic preferences and additional desired options.
With the most customizable options on the market we put our clients first.
EXPLORE OPTIONS
Engineered for Excellence
Hill Hiker® Outdoor Railway Trams are engineered to meet or exceed the strictest structural and elevator safety standards and building codes in North America (ASME A17.1).
By choosing a Hill Hiker ® Funicular Railway, you can expect to receive the high level of safety, reliability, quality and craftsmanship that Hill Hiker, Inc. has become known for since being founded over 28 years ago.
DRAWINGS & SPECS
Comprehensive Process
There is a lot that goes into an residential or commercial inclined railway lift & tram systems from design and planning; to permitting and engineering; to manufacturing and shipping; to installation and inspection; to service and maintenance.
With the experience of over 600 systems installed, Hill Hiker, Inc. is here to guide you every step of the way.
PROJECT PROCESS
Made in USA
Hill Hiker, Inc. is a fully licensed and insured funicular railway manufacturer / supplier and installer. Manufacturing all of our products in Minnesota, USA and serving the world since 1997.
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