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A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
 to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.

Varieties in which the vehicle is suspended from a cable
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
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A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
 to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.

Varieties in which the vehicle is suspended from a cable
Wire rope

Wire rope consists of several strands laid together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes....
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  • An aerial tramway
    Aerial tramway

    An aerial tramway is a type of aerial lift in which a cabin is suspended from a Wire rope and is pulled by another cable.An aerial tramway is often called a cable car or ropeway, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as a gondola lift ....
     consists of a cabin suspended from a cable, pulled by another cable.
  • A gondola lift
    Gondola lift

    A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel Wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers....
     consists of a loop of cable that is strung between two or more stations, usually over intermediate supporting towers, from which cars are suspended.
  • A ropeway conveyor
    Ropeway conveyor

    A ropeway conveyor is essentially a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended.Ropeway conveyors are typically found around large mining concerns, and can be of considerable length....
     is a subtype of gondola lift, from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended.
  • In an aerial lift
    Aerial lift

    An aerial lift is a means of transport in which gondolas or Chair are hauled above the ground by means of a Wire rope.Types of aerial lifts include:...
     transport, gondolas
    Gondola lift

    A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of steel Wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers....
     or open chairs
    Chairlift

    An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel Wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs....
     are hauled above the ground by means of a cable.


Varieties in which the vehicle rests on rails
Rail tracks

Rail tracks are used on rail transports , which, together with Railroad switch , guide trains without the need for steering. Tracks consist of two parallel steel Rail profile, which are laid upon Railroad tie that are embedded in track ballast to form the railroad track....
 or a road
Road

A road is an identifiable Road number, way or Trail between Location . Roads are typically smoothed, Pavement , or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or Maintenance, repair and operations....
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  • A street railway system
    Cable car (railway)

    A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving Wire rope running at a constant speed....
     uses a cable under the road to pull the cars along.
  • A funicular
    Funicular

    A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a type of self-contained cable railway in which a wire rope attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on Rail tracks#Railway rail moves them up and down a very steep slope, the ascending and descending v...
     consists of a pair of railway cars that alternately ascend and descend an inclined right-of-way, attached to a common cable.
  • A cable railway
    Cable railway

    A cable railway is a steeply graded railway that uses a Wire rope or rope to haul trains....
     uses a cable or rope to haul trains.

See also

  • Cable ferry
    Cable ferry

    A cable ferry is a means of water transportation by which a ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger body of water by means of cables connected to both shores....
  • Cableway
  • Reaction ferry
    Reaction ferry

    A reaction ferry is a class of cable ferry that uses the Reaction of the Current of a river against a fixed tether to propel the vessel across the river....
  • Ski lift
    Ski lift

    The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport, in three main classes:...
  • Transporter bridge
    Transporter bridge

    A transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river. The gondola is slung from a tall span by wires or a metal frame....
  • Zip-line
    Zip-line

    A zip-line consists of a pulley suspended on a Wire rope mounted on an Slope. They are designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to traverse from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable, usually made of stainless steel, by holding on or attaching to the freely moving pulley....