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A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.

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How to say "Cable car" in other languages:

German (German) Seilbahn
Spanish (Spanish) Teleférico
French (French) Téléphérique

Dursey Island

Dursey Island lies west of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. The peaceful island is connected to the mainland by a cable car, which forms its main attraction...

Cable car on rails

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Gimmelwald

The small mountain village of Gimmelwald in Bernese Oberland is on half of the height between Stechelberg and Muerren. The cable car on the Schilthorn stops in Gimmelwald. In addition to a shop... reached from Stechelberg by the cable car LSMS. Politics Gimmelwald, together with Wengen, Muerren...

Cable transport

Cable transport refers to the broad class of transport modes that rely on vehicles pulled by cables, rather than having an internal power source. The use of pulleys and balancing of loads going up and down are sometimes elements of cable transport. Common modes include: Cable car Cable ferry...

Spanish Aerocar

The Spanish Aerocar is a cable car from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Opened in 1916, it takes passengers over the whirlpool in the Niagara River. The name comes from the fact that it was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres y Quevedo...

Leonardo Torres y Quevedo

Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (December 28, 1852 - December 18, 1936) was a Spanish engineer, mathematician, and inventor. Torres y Quevedo was born in Santa Cruz de Iguña, Spain. He studied in Bilbao, Paris, and Madrid. He wrote books on mathematics, designed the cable car at Niagara Falls...

Table Mountain

of a peak - it is the highest point on the plateau, only 19 meters higher than the cable car... in the mid eighteenth century. The cable car Table Mountain has a cable car at the western end that... Mountain. The upper cable car station is visible at the top right of the image. The cable car system...

Roosevelt Island Tramway

The Roosevelt Island Tramway is a cable car in New York, New York, United States of America, connecting Roosevelt Island to Manhattan. It was built in 1976 by the Swiss company Vonroll. It was originally built as a temporary transportation solution as the subway to the island had not yet been...

Aerial tramway

Cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps. An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift, sometimes called a cable car , and frequently incorrectly referred to as a gondola . An aerial tramway... tramways around the world Australia Katoomba Scenic Skyway cable car, Australia Europe France The...

Archway

route of the first cable car to be built in Europe. It operated between 1884 and 1909. Sites of...

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