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Imagine a stopped cable car sitting at the top of a steep hill in San Francisco.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

A more convenient cable car to and from the entrance of Cortina has not been completed.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

Local media reported the metro and cable car in the capital, Santo Domingo, had stopped working and people had to be evacuated during the national blackout on Tuesday.

From BBC Nov. 11, 2025

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

“If we lived here, I’d ride a cable car every day,” their mom chimed in.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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