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What about cable cars for high-value crops from mountains? Suggestion made in budget hearing

The chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food suggested using cable cars to transport high-value crops from mountain areas as a cheaper, easier way to move goods compared to ...
CNN

5 challenging cable car rides

One thrill-seeker’s joy is another mortal’s horror. But riding a cable car is not all about vertigo sweats and dizzy spells. Cruising over sweeping views or reaching an exceptional spot can make a bad ...
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Why SF cable cars are so iconic: A history

This article is part of SF Throwbacks, a feature series that tells historic stories of San Francisco to teach us all more about our city’s past. Well before the bell-dings of Rice-A-Roni ads brought ...

In 1873, Andrew Hallidie tested San Francisco’s first cable car on Clay Street, creating a new way to travel up the city’s steep hills without horses

In August 1873, San Francisco tested a new cable railway system designed to operate on streets where horses struggled with ...
ABC7 San Francisco

SF cable cars celebrate 150 years: Why brakes are still made out of wood

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In an unassuming bronze building in San Francisco Dogpatch neighborhood is the SFMTA cable car carpentry shop. "They survived earthquakes. They survived fires. They survived ...

From hotel to hotel by cable car: Reaching the pool from the air

Below lies a luxury hotel in the heart of Tbilisi, while above sits a mountain golf and spa resort. Connecting them is a private cable car transporting guests nearly lobby-to-lobby.