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The train’s operation was halted in 1969 to make way for new development, then again in 2001 after a fatal accident. In 2013, it stopped a third time when a car derailed.

Now, Angels Flight, a two-car funicular on a steep slope in downtown Los Angeles, will give it another go. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced this week that a deal was reached with a private group to make safety upgrades and resume service by Labor Day.

Angels Flight was built in 1901 as a link between the stately Bunker Hill neighborhood and the downtown shopping district. The “magic chariot,” as a film narrator once called it, had a penny fare and traveled a mere 100 yards.