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. Steel wire rope (right hand lay) Wire rope consists of several strands laid (or twisted) together like a helix. ...

Varieties in which the vehicle is suspended from a cable: Steel wire rope (right hand lay) Wire rope consists of several strands laid (or twisted) together like a helix. ...

• Aerial tramway consisting of a cabin suspended from a cable, pulled by another cable.
• Gondola lift consisting of a loop of cable that is strung between two or more stations, usually over intermediate supporting towers, from which cars are suspended.
• Ropeway conveyor a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended.
• Aerial lift transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable

Varieties in which the vehicle rests on rails or a road: The construction of the aerial tramway. ... Tochal gondola lift carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain,Tehran, Iran. ... A Ropeway conveyor is essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended. ... Good (accounting) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of a cable. ... A Venetian gondola A railroad gondola A gondola is a small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, best known for its use in the canals of Venice. ... Rail tracks. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• A cable car (railway), a street railway system using a cable under the road to pull the cars along.
• Funicular, consisting of a pair of railway cars that alternately ascend and descend an inclined right-of-way, attached to a common cable.
• Cable railway, railways that use a cable or rope to haul trains.

Cable Car in San Francisco A San Francisco cable car A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of... Cable railways are railways with very steep gradients and use stationary engines to haul the wagons up and down the hills. ...

Other meanings

• Over My Head (Cable Car), a song by The Fray

For other uses, see Over My Head Over My Head (Cable Car) (originally performed as Cable Car) is an alternative rock song by Colorado-based rock band The Fray on their debut album How to Save a Life (2005). ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ...

See also

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... On this harnessed zip-line between platforms in trees in Costa Rica, the rider controls speed with a leather glove hand brake. ...

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