Fenelon Place Elevator, Dubuque, Iowa
Claimed to be the world’s shortest and steepest senic railway. Erected in 1882, the railway is 296 feet in length and lifts passengers 189 feet from 4th steet at the bottom to Fenelon Place at the top. Thats a young girl looking out the window at me, not a ghost. More info can be found on their website here.