Cable Cars & Ropeways; Safe, Secure, Comfortable, and Efficient Means of Transport

 

Cable cars & ropeways, also known as aerial tramway, cable car, sky tram, ropeway, or aerial tram, are used as a transport system for mass transit in which they are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Cable cars & ropeways use one or two stationary ropes for support, while a third moving rope provides propulsion. This type of transport system can also help close gaps in the public transport network and connect peripheral communities to city centers. This technology uses electrically-propelled cables to move suspended cars (or cabins) between terminals at different elevation points.

Cable cars & ropeways offer commuters a ‘ride with a view,’ but they also need high standards of safety, comfort, and security to remain popular over time. Once regarded as little more than a tourist attraction, cable cars & ropeways are now proving to be an environmentally friendly method of commuting. A ropeway is a form of naval lifting device used to transport light stores and equipment across rivers or ravines. Ropeways are mature, efficient, and comfortable means of transport. Due their specific characteristics, such as cost efficiency and flexibility, ropeways are also gaining in importance as a means of transport in urban areas.

In the United States, cable cars & ropeways (trams) are rare and most often used for sightseeing or to access skiing in states like Utah, Alaska, and Wyoming. There are nine trams across the United States, such as Mount Roberts Tramway in Alaska, Jackson Hole Tram in Wyoming, Roosevelt Island Tram in New York, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California, Portland Aerial Tram in Oregon, Squaw Valley Aerial Tram in California, Sandia Peak Tramway in New Mexico, Alyeska Resort Tram in Alaska, and Snowbird Aerial Tram in Utah. The best-known existing cable car system is in the city of San Francisco, California.