Downtown’s historic, bright orange railway has been closed since 2013, but after a roster of safety improvements and upgrades, it will reopen better than ever and right on schedule.
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Bunker Hill’s Angels Flight reopening
The 282-foot-long funicular will reopen before Labor Day weekend
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August 31, 2017
Angels Flight, LA’s beloved tiny railway, is open again
You can once again ride the 116-year-old train cars up and down Bunker Hill.
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June 26, 2017
With new construction, Angels Flight takes a big step toward reopening
Construction on an emergency stairway alongside the funicular’s tracks is a good sign for the tiny railway, set to reopen by Labor Day.
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May 12, 2017
Goats return to Angels Flight—in preparation for the iconic railway's reopening
It has taken 26 goats five days to clear out the area under LA’s tiny and historic railway.
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March 1, 2017
Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime
See the famous funicular through the decades in film clips showing the railway in its original location—at the intersection of Third and Hill streets.
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March 1, 2017
Angels Flight, LA’s iconic tiny railway, will start running again
The 116-year-old funicular once ferried passengers up and down Bunker Hill.
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September 13, 2016
Watch crews scrub graffiti off Angels Flight, DTLA's historic funicular
The defacement of the historic, tiny railway angered many Angelenos, as it should, and it appears that outrage led to quick action.