cable car
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The Castello d’Albertis-Montegalletto line is called an elevator, or “ascensore,” but its small cabins are a combination of funicular, cable car and outdoor elevator that travel a vertical distance of around 250 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"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
The plan includes opening hotels, eco-lodges and a large visitor centre, as well as expanding the small nearby airport and a cable car to Mount Moses.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
“There should be a cable car any minute now.”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
