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"Hanging by a Wire" tells the story of the nail-biting race to save schoolboys dangling from a stranded cable car in the Himalayan foothills.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Meagan, I learned, had never experienced the scenic, hair-raising, cable car ride that connects the small mountain town of Khulo with the tiny village of Tago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Iconic Angels Flight, the over 100-year-old funicular cable car, is moving its final service from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. until the curfew ends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

The mayor of Castellammare di Stabia - where the cable car is located - said it was believed a traction cable had snapped.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

The street they’d walked up dipped downhill after the cable car tracks.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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