 With the growing popularity of the automobile and subsequent construction of new roads , ridership on the incline diminished and it was losing $ 25 @,@ 000 a year by 1961 . However , since the 1980s , the incline has become one of the main tourist attractions in Johnstown , with people visiting the incline to " ride for fun , nostalgia and novelty . " Though primarily used for tourism , the incline 's use by commuters , who bike or walk to work , has also increased . CamTran 's Route 18 transit bus offers connections between the incline and downtown Johnstown . As of 2015 , the cost for a ride on the incline is $ 2 @.@ 25 or $ 4 for a roundtrip ; fares for automobiles to be transported by the incline are $ 6 one way . The incline takes around 90 seconds to travel from one station to the other ; the same trip takes 10 minutes by automobile . In 2014 , the Johnstown Inclined Plane had an annual ridership of 70 @,@ 761 passengers , a decrease of 18 @.@ 7 percent from the previous year . 
