Residential
Residential Inclined Elevators, Lakeside Trams, Funiculars and Hillside Trolleys
You probably fell in love with your hillside home for its gorgeous views, but accessing the base or waterfront on your property poses a challenge. Trees, brush, rocks and unstable terrain may make it impossible to navigate the slope. An inclined elevator or hillside tram offers the perfect solution to retain the beauty while attaining full access!

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Residential Inclined Elevator Models
Our inclined elevators are engineered with our proprietary pin pile design, creating a small footprint which makes minimal impact on your hillside. This opens up endless architectural and landscaping options in new-home construction or can be adapted to your existing architecture, adding tremendous value to your property.
While stairs offer a solution, they do not make hauling belongings or escorting children or physically challenged friends and relatives very efficient. Our inclined elevators are fully code compliant and designed with industrial components that deliver the strongest structure on the market today to safely, efficiently transport your precious cargo. We want you to feel safe and secure with your lakeside tram system, so our full-time staff is available throughout the sales, design and installation process, and after the sale. We’re just a phone call away.
After you’ve chosen your customized accessories, we’ll build your state-of-the-art hillside elevator to your specifications, and to our superior standards, right in our own facility. Our certified, factory-trained experts will install it on your property. Marine Innovations is proud to bring families together for the good times with our inclined elevators.
Call us today to learn more about these fully customizable options and accessories:
- ADA compliance
- Automatic cab doors
- Carriage canopy with Sunbrella fabric, aluminum, acrylic or custom materials
- Carriage/cab lighting
- Conduit for 110 volt power to lower landing
- Custom carriage designs & colors
- Docking stations for battery charging
- Door interlocks
- Double-cable drive systems
- Landing gates
- Marine rail
- Safety gates
- Self-leveling systems
- Stainless steel rail and cable for saltwater
- Stairway systems
- Trolley covers

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Residential Incline Tram Models
An incline tram from Marine Innovations is the perfect solution for hillside lakes and cottages with a slope of less than 50 degrees, and with less extreme terrain. They are a budget-friendly option designed for use in non-compliant states, and their simple design makes for quick and easy installation.
Our incline trams feature our 3hp motor, galvanized rail, galvanized steel structure, cable and patented cable brake. Our engineered pin pile installation makes for minimal hillside impact. We offer two models, including Drum Drive and Traction Drive based on specific system requirements.
Incline trams are a trustworthy, affordable solution to waterfront accessibility for hillside residents. We’ll build your state-of-the-art hillside tram to your custom specifications, and to our superior standards, right in our own facility. Then our certified, factory-trained pros will come to your property to install it. We’re proud to help clients realize the full potential of their hillside properties.
If you’d like to know more about our company or talk with one of us, please give us a call. We’d be happy to answer your questions and help you make the most of your property by adding a lakeside elevator or hillside tram.