| 单词 | cable car |
| 例句 | The cable car was second on my list of activities. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A cable car ride from the tip-top of Chinatown all the way down to Fisherman’s Wharf. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They got off the cable car, and James led Emily and Matthew through a nearly deserted outdoor mall, then a palm-tree-lined plaza. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Instead, I planned that we would spend our nearly last Saturday in California traveling across the bay to San Francisco to ride a cable car and see Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Golden Gate Bridge. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus put me down on a wide street with cable cars. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on the wooden benches that ran along the outside of the cable car, facing the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A cable car ride from the tip-top of Chinatown all the way down to Fisherman’s Wharf. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were other things we did, too, like going for evening rides on the cable car to get away from the heat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we lived here, I’d ride a cable car every day,” their mom chimed in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We took the cable car to the bus stop and took the East Bay bus back to Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The street they’d walked up dipped downhill after the cable car tracks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had asked Sister Pat about the bus and cable car. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, I can’t go without you. James says we can take cable cars to get there. I know you’ve never been on one before—don’t you want to explore San Francisco a little?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Well, the cable car didn’t exactly hurtle; it was more like clattering down a hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Look, I can’t go without you. James says we can take cable cars to get there. I know you’ve never been on one before—don’t you want to explore San Francisco a little?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If they’d stayed in New Mexico or Colorado or Connecticut or any of the other states, she never would have met James or ridden a cable car or found Mr. Griswold’s book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We took the cable car to the bus stop and took the East Bay bus back to Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The cable car was second on my list of activities. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on the wooden benches that ran along the outside of the cable car, facing the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They got off the cable car, and James led Emily and Matthew through a nearly deserted outdoor mall, then a palm-tree-lined plaza. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Yellow and blur turned out to be the easiest when Rishi snapped a picture of a yellow cable car going by while they walked. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By the time I caught the cable car back to Polk Street, my basket would be weighed down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When the cable car jerked into motion, Emily curled her fingers around the edge of the bench. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The rest of the afternoon we spent sight-seeing, riding up and down seesaw hills in cable cars, walking in and out of American stores. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we lived here, I’d ride a cable car every day,” their mom chimed in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The street they’d walked up dipped downhill after the cable car tracks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If they’d stayed in New Mexico or Colorado or Connecticut or any of the other states, she never would have met James or ridden a cable car or found Mr. Griswold’s book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Armpit picked out a hooded red sweatshirt that said san francisco on it and had a picture of a cable car. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Dimple glanced sideways at Rishi, but he was gazing at the picture of the yellow cable car like Max was going to give them a pop quiz later. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When the cable car jerked into motion, Emily curled her fingers around the edge of the bench. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Once a week, with my empty basket on my arm, I would walk the block down to the cable car line and ride a cable car over the steep hills into the Tang people’s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, the cable car didn’t exactly hurtle; it was more like clattering down a hill. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The exhibition is like a treasure hunt, requiring travel by car, cable car, and in one case, horse-drawn sleigh, in Gstaad and its surrounding villages. Art: Art Reaches New Heights in Alps 2014-01-31T17:50:24Z Remnants of the original villas have been spotted by travellers riding the cable car. Best foot forward: the world's most striking pedestrian bridges 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Throughout the opening montage, Russo peers at the city through a defamiliarizing lens, surveying the buzzing wires of the aerial cable cars or pondering the reflections of vehicles and people in glass. ‘El Gran Movimiento’ Review: Subsistence and the City 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Stunning snow-capped peaks and miles of trails to lakes and waterfalls make the this natural destination for hikers and skiers; features chairlifts, cable cars and a funicular railroad. Overlooked by guidebooks, Slovakia is a worthy European destination without the crowds 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z “This cable car was opened in 1959, when I was born, so both of us are of the same age,” joked Jasmin Geljo, a Bosnian actor who now lives in Canada. A dream comes true-Sarajevo cable car runs again after 26 years 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z A cable car takes visitors up the hill to the castle gate. Five Reasons to Visit Luxembourg 2011-01-13T14:15:00Z In the spirit of herculean tasks, I decided to skip the cable car ride and ascend on foot. My Quest for Atlantis 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z There are a dozen engines and nearly a dozen cars, as well as semi-related oddities, including a horse-drawn car and a San Francisco cable car. In Southern California, ride the rails on a kid-friendly scale 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The cable car to the top of 4,892 ft. tall Mt. Circumnavigating Italy’s storied Lake Como by paddle and pedal 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The famous cable cars date from 1873 and were designed to climb the city’s steep hills by connecting to a cable that moves beneath the street. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Ride the rotating cable car up the 3,560-foot granite and sandstone mountain for glorious sunset views of Cape Town. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Cape Town 2011-10-27T19:11:06Z Steam-powered cable cars replaced horses in the 1880s, and by the turn of the 20th century, riders traveled the city on an electric streetcar system that was soon mirrored by today’s Metrobus routes. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z One-, three- and seven-day passes good on all San Francisco Muni buses and cable cars are sold at the airport. The Frugal Traveler in San Francisco With His Year-Old Daughter 2010-03-13T03:49:00Z The mainland is also accessible by cable car, bus and boat. Check In : Hotel Review: W Singapore 2014-02-04T20:17:40Z The new eatery replaces a former one built in the 1970s when the construction of a cable car station made the mountaintop accessible. A Mountaintop Restaurant Opens in Switzerland 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z But my favourite Boris joke actually came in yesterday's victory rally, when he said he had named the London cable car after Vince Cable. Boris Johnson: the best jokes from his conference speech 2012-10-09T11:33:03Z When Escobar was killed, imaginative thinkers in the city’s transportation department saw the cable car as a potential answer to the city’s access problems. Urban cable cars: from transport solution to tourist attraction 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Second place and the souvenir snow dome from San Francisco featuring a cable car and a topless mermaid: Style Invitational Week 1073: Mess With (Y)our Heads; plus poems made of little words Or take buses and cable cars to sights halfway up, like the terraced Wannian Temple. The Asia Issue: Asian Odysseys 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z How ironic also, the streetcars, cable cars and other light rail that they successfully put out of business were electric modes of transport. British Nuns, General Motors and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z A short distance away, a crew is constructing an aerial tram from which four cable cars will glide like tropical ski gondolas through the tree canopy. T Magazine: Send in the Clouds 2011-11-18T13:08:53Z When people bumped into me — in a coffee shop, on the nature trails or, especially, on the cable car — it was all part of the experience. Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’ 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z “Girlboss” begins with Sophia pushing her rusty car up a steep San Francisco hill after it stalls on the cable car tracks. Review | ‘Girlboss’ is so two-thousand and late 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z But more recently, after the last mines were removed, roads rebuilt, and new hotels, restaurants and a leisure park opened, demand for a restoration of the cable car surged. A dream comes true-Sarajevo cable car runs again after 26 years 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z We rode a cable car 1,700 feet to the top of Pfander Mountain and took in the view of the great lake below. Biking and baring it all on a tour around Europe’s Lake Constance 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The cable car system, known as a gondola lift, is inspired by the newfangled airborne transportation systems going up across Latin America and Europe. Historic Georgetown may be barreling toward a newfangled future. Are we ready? 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z They dug vast networks of tunnels, also, and underground towns, complete with barracks, armories, kitchens, hospitals and even cable cars to connect it all. In France, Vestiges of the Great War’s Bloody End 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Hike up, bike up or opt for the efficient cable car. A savvier Santiago puts itself on travel map 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Back at the cable car, I spotted a sign reading, “Aallack Temple,” with an arrow pointing down a steep set of stairs no one else seemed to be taking. What’s ‘Quintessentially Korean’? The Monk? The Waterpark? Both? 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Van Peebles painted portraits in Mexico before moving to San Francisco, where he worked in the Post Office and drove cable cars. Melvin Van Peebles, Champion of New Black Cinema, Dies at 89 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z It’s the start of summer and soon Etna’s cable cars will rival Venetian vaporetti. Shops under a volcano? The dangerous lure of Mount Etna 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z This history is explored through artifacts and documentary material at the Homeland War Museum, set within a Napoleonic fort at the base of the cable car station. 36 Hours in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2012-09-27T14:55:10Z The first ferry commuters rode up the hill to the developing Admiral District in a cable car. Forget the bridge — ditch the car and explore West Seattle on foot 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z Adjacent to the cable car station is the Imperial Fort, an imposing relic of the Napoleonic wars that was built in the early 19th century. The fantasy world of real-life Dubrovnik, Croatia In the script, they have wacky sex on a billiards table, and in a swinging cable car. In ‘Spring,’ Ali Smith’s Series Takes Its Most Political Turn 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Pierre’s cable car is too crowded, his new ice crampons look silly alongside other tourists in tees, his scenic glacier-top tent is hemmed-in by more tents. ‘The Mountain’ Review: Stone-Faced in Nature’s Splendors 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Where once railroad tycoons built massive mansions on Nob Hill in San Francisco, now cable cars take tourists past private clubs and luxury hotels. Discovering Eugene O’Neill’s San Francisco 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The Comet was also surrounded by carriers, including the trolleys on Broadway and 12th avenues, and the cable cars on James Street and Yesler Way. Built in 1910 as the Comet Apartments, they became a Star 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z After drinking in the fanciful scene during a walk along the quiet eastern edge of the town’s waterfront, we headed for its newest attraction, the Grunberg Mountain cable cars, which started operating in summer 2014. Exploring Austria like a local in delightful towns unfamiliar to most American tourists 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Angelou won a scholarship to an arts school in San Francisco, which she left briefly to become the city's first female African American cable car conductor. Maya Angelou, poet and civil rights advocate, dies at 86 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z And Mi Teleférico, the world’s longest and highest urban cable car network, is making it easier to get around the city. La Paz, Bolivia guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z The rails for the first cable car, its underground tackle of haulage wires holding together the slithery slope of California Street, announce technology's final assault on this arduous terrain. Eadweard Muybridge 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z For history, it’s also worth visiting the Homeland War Museum, which you can combine with a cable car ride to the top of Mount Srdj Also, the Museum of Modern Art is excellent. 10 of the best alternative city breaks in Europe 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Instead of getting a resort bus or cable car to our starting point, we take a ferry across the fjord from Lyngseidet to Olderdalen. From summit to sea: a snowboarding adventure in the Arctic Circle 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Take the cable car up to a restaurant called High Finance, which is a good place to eat. Q&A: Albuquerque’s Role on ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-06T15:54:03Z And don’t imagine those storied but slow cable cars will get you everywhere you want to be. Car-free in California, from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Our path took us below the cable car ferrying families to the summit and the 216-foot Millennium Cross, built in 2002. Beyond Kitsch in Skopje 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z On his one morning off, Mr. Wuest, an amateur photographer, was looking for something slightly grittier than riding cable cars and shooting Victorian painted ladies. Practical Traveler: Click Here for an Offbeat Experience 2012-07-04T14:07:40Z The transit system is expected to be completed in 2018, 110 years after the first passenger cable car in the world was launched in Bolzano. Snøhetta Designs a Striking Cable Car for Bolzano, Italy 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Through a special promotion, the company is offering an opportunity to stay in a converted cable car suspended 9,000 feet above ground. Sleep 9,000 Feet in the Air in This Cable Car Hotel Room 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Now open ... the Thames cable car linking the O2 Arena, Greenwich, with the Excel exhibition centre, east London. Constructive criticism: the week in architecture 2012-06-29T14:58:23Z It has also recently completed an expansion of its airport and a sleek renovation of its cable car system, offering improved city access and views. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z The cable car idea fizzled under widespread opposition, including an online petition and concerns from UNESCO, but rumors of its revival persisted. Exploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Steven Dale, strategist at The Gondola Project, says: “Ten years ago people thought the idea of urban cable cars ludicrous. Now almost every city in the developing world wants one.” Urban cable cars: from transport solution to tourist attraction 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z London’s most unusual form of transport, the Emirates Air Line cable car, beckoned me into the clouds. Along London’s ‘other river,’ an art walk brightens the scenery 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But in the end, Mayor Lapham’s constituents didn’t much care how fast or efficient their cable cars were vis-a-vis buses. Are streetcars the future of public transportation? 2013-05-16T18:18:00Z On the way back down, a man returning from a visit to friends said the journey to the barrio had been reduced from an hour or more on foot to 10 minutes by cable car. Medellín, Colombia: a miracle of reinvention 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Yet, El Alto is emerging from the shadow of its neighbour, thanks to its fantastic rebel architecture, new cable car routes, emerging culinary credentials and the trailblazing input of its first female mayor, Soledad Chapetón. High society: El Alto, Bolivia, steps into the spotlight 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Dale says: “There’s a human desire to get a bird’s eye view of new places, to get up high. A cable car fits with that.” Urban cable cars: from transport solution to tourist attraction 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z The 1906 earthquake destroyed many of the city’s cable car lines and most were replaced with more modern streetcars, which receive their power from an overhead wire. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z To get your bearings, start with a cable car ride up the hill to the Botanic Gardens and then meander back down. Next Stop: In Wellington, New Zealand, a New Life for Flyover Country 2011-09-02T18:17:49Z Zippy cable cars flying across the river, alongside Key Bridge — which, by the way, is lit up like a glamorous Christmas tree. Historic Georgetown may be barreling toward a newfangled future. Are we ready? 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z A cable car rising up Bergen’s dramatic northeastern ridge above the historic Bryggen neighborhood to a lookout, playground, restaurant and cross-country ski trails. A U.S. traveler’s urge to see Norway is all in his genes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The hotel is situated a short distance from old-world attractions like a fish market, museum and a cable car that takes tourists up Bergen’s highest mountain. 4 Ways to Take a 'Frozen'-Inspired Vacation 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Plans for a casino, a cable car, an Arnold Palmer golf course and 652 guest rooms all seemed improbable when I saw the site, but construction has moved quickly. Cambodia, in and Around Kep, Open but Undeveloped 2012-03-02T23:24:36Z Looking backward from the cable car, I wondered: Where was my special Tirana spot? Tirana, Breaking Free From Communist Past, Is a City Transformed 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Our first stop was the teleférico, or cable car, which bills itself as the only one in the Caribbean. Escaping a New Dominican Cruise Port 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z By his self-proclaimed boring stint working in San Francisco on a cable car where he decided he would become a filmmaker while flipping through a picture book — despite no filmmaking experience. Perspective | Melvin Van Peebles was my father, too 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Sated by a hearty lunch of wursts and beer, we again took the easy way off the mountain via cable car. Exploring Austria like a local in delightful towns unfamiliar to most American tourists 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Speaking of cable cars: Aside from that initial ride from the Fairmont to the Buena Vista Cafe, Mr. Wolfe’s client was traveling primarily by private car or boat throughout the day. A $1,000 Day in San Francisco for $100 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z And after the cable car shuts down at 6 p.m., you’re pretty much stuck. The 52 Places Traveler: In the Italian Dolomites, Dramatic Skies and Stone Giants 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z He goes to work for a construction company that is installing cable cars to afford locals and tourists aerial views of the striking landscape. Books by Melanie Finn, Alexandra Kleeman, Robert Seethaler and Margot Livesey 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z At the age of 15 she badgered one of San Francisco's streetcar companies into making her the city's first female cable car conductor. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Her life is filled with family and friends, with visits to the cafe magician and rides in the cable car. Summer Book Club: A girl from Chile becomes a refugee in ‘I Lived on Butterfly Hill’ 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z The government would not permit a cable car in the cave, Mr. Phong said. Exploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z A hand-pulled cable car previously had been the only way across. Explorer : Ice Climbing in an Alaskan Glacial Paradise 2014-04-23T16:25:57Z Buildings reach skyward, and the Emirates Air Line cable car hangs overhead, but another cluster of sculptures attracted my gaze back to street level. Along London’s ‘other river,’ an art walk brightens the scenery 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z North Korea approached several Swiss companies to provide chair lifts and cable cars, but the Swiss government added luxury sporting equipment to its list of goods banned under U.N. sanctions. Looking for tourists, North Korea sets up shop at Swiss holiday fair 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z At the base of the mountain, I shuffled off the train and onto a cable car along with a handful of European backpackers. Seeking Solitude in Japan’s Mountain Monasteries 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z They’ll drink blackberry smoothies delivered by cable car while they peer through scopes at sloths. T Magazine: Send in the Clouds 2011-11-18T13:08:53Z A ticket on the Air Line cable car costs $6.84, or just over $5 with a Transport for London travel card. Along London’s ‘other river,’ an art walk brightens the scenery 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Two blocks from the restaurants and shops of Union Square and steps from the historic cable car turnaround at Powell and Market Streets, the hotel is centrally located. A San Francisco Hotel Wired for a Tech Central Crowd 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z And being 20-something, they'll push you to do things you wouldn't otherwise consider, such as walking down part of the mountain instead of taking the cable car. How to stay calm and travel on with your adult children 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Urban-Think Tank’s proposal, which was eventually embraced by the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, was to thread a cable car system through the barrio’s existing fabric. Architecture Review: Real-Life Design: Erecting Solutions to Social Problems 2010-10-14T22:00:00Z Everyone who rides the cable car is listed in the final credits, but no one is identified while on screen. Movie Review: In ‘Manakamana,’ Pilgrimages by Cable Car to a Hindu Site 2014-04-17T23:57:11Z The resort’s main attractions are the ancient Greek theater and a cable car that takes you down to a rocky promontory called Isola Bella. A road trip around Sicily is a journey across centuries 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z It was our last day, and we made a mid-afternoon trip to Chicamocha National Park, where the main attraction is a cable car that dips into the canyon of the same name. Old Friends, White Water and Roasted Ants in Colombia 2010-07-28T04:28:00Z Imagine Dubrovnik before the cruise ships or Switzerland before the cable cars. The 46 Places to Go in 2013 2013-01-11T16:15:59Z He turns his kayak around and points to the largest hill above us, one with a cable car leading to it and marked by a cross and a television tower. Kayaking through the past in Dubrovnik, Croatia 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The animal slaughter in “Manakamana” takes place off screen; it’s evoked rather than shown, as in the shot of a cable car crammed with piteously bleating goats, yet it resonates throughout. Movie Review: In ‘Manakamana,’ Pilgrimages by Cable Car to a Hindu Site 2014-04-17T23:57:11Z The Schilthornbahn cable car takes riders up effortlessly in four stages. Spectacular escapes in Europe’s scenic Alps 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z A steep, plunging waterfall with a cable car and rock-climbing excursions. So you want to drive to Canada? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z From there, you can jump on the cable car to the top of Sugar Loaf, or ride it back down. A local’s guide to Rio de Janeiro: 10 top tips 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The faded squares, hilly streets and clanging old cable cars of the Portuguese capital are a somehow natural backdrop to the haute hostel movement. Haute Hostels Put to the Test in Europe 2013-04-26T16:24:14Z The hills sear themselves into memory after a few up-and-down-and-up-again cable car rides or punishing walks. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in San Francisco 2011-05-12T19:04:19Z From the cable car to the metro bus, the journey to the altar continues. To honor victims of transfemicides, a community in Mexico City celebrates Día de Muertos 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z She also secured federal and private funding to save the city’s iconic cable cars from death by deterioration. San Francisco will say goodbye to Dianne Feinstein as her body lies in state at City Hall 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z So far, the cable car project doesn’t seem to be making much progress. Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Communities have strung up scores of cable car systems through the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of steep hills plunging into valleys. Stranded cable car highlights Pakistan school accessibility crisis 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z An air force helicopter tried to approach the cable car for hours, but with strong, gusty winds it was difficult to get close. Pakistan rescuers feared the worst as they raced to save children in cable car 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In televised remarks, Kakar said when he heard the news on Tuesday, he felt as if his own son was among those trapped in the broken cable car. Rescuers who freed children and adults from broken cable car honored by Pakistan’s prime minister 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In blue hard hats and orange vests, some rode a rudimentary cable car down a steeply sloped 1200-meter tunnel to the experiment chamber. China’s new underground lab could answer long-standing neutrino mystery 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Last year, Tanzania approved a $72 million plan to build a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z "Two months ago, a woman and her child fell into the River Swat... when the rope of the cable car broke. Their bodies are yet to be recovered," said resident Nasrullah Khan. Stranded cable car highlights Pakistan school accessibility crisis 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Asad said rescuers were worried that dropping a rescuer onto the cable car, which was only built for seven or eight people, could cause it to fall. Pakistan rescuers feared the worst as they raced to save children in cable car 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Locally made cable cars gliding across steep valleys in the mountainous region are widely used to cut travel time to schools, workplaces and businesses. Rescuers who freed children and adults from broken cable car honored by Pakistan’s prime minister 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Dangling precariously in mid-air, drone footage, exclusively obtained by the BBC, shows the passengers of a stranded cable car in Pakistan. WATCH: Drone shows people trapped in Pakistan cable car 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Last year, the government approved a $72 million plan to build a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro. Mount Kilimanjaro Gets Internet Service 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Remote learning and community-based classes, particularly for girls, are a priority, while all the area's cable cars are being checked and any with safety risks will be shut down, he said. Stranded cable car highlights Pakistan school accessibility crisis 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z He pulled himself out towards the cable car but was unable to get close enough. Pakistan rescuers feared the worst as they raced to save children in cable car 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The journey by cable car usually took just a matter of minutes, whereas travelling on the rough mountain roads and tracks takes hours. Pakistan's prayers answered as cable car survivors given 'second life' 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The owner of the cable car company in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was later arrested by police on multiple chargers including negligence and endangering valuable lives. WATCH: Drone shows people trapped in Pakistan cable car 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The eight passengers were pulled from the cable car in several rescue attempts Tuesday. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It took over 12 hours to free all eight people stuck in a cable car dangling hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan. Extraordinary Pakistan rescues caught on camera 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z One of the children stuck in a cable car above a ravine in Pakistan has described the ordeal, saying he thought "it was my last day and it was over for me". Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It is a part of the world where cable cars and rickety rope bridges are the fastest way to move from a village on one hillside to its nearest neighbour across ravines and valleys. Pakistan's prayers answered as cable car survivors given 'second life' 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Villagers frequently use cable cars to get around Pakistan’s mountainous regions. Rescuers save 8 trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “I had heard stories about miracles, but I saw a miraculous rescue happening with my own eyes,” said 15-year-old Osama Sharif, one of the six boys who were in the cable car. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Pakistani security forces said yesterday that they had rescued eight people, including several young students, from a stranded cable car that was left hanging above a mountain valley. Wednesday Briefing: A Dangerous Rescue in Pakistan 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The cable car is a popular and cheap mode of transport to get across the Allai valley - cutting a two-hour road journey through mountainous terrain to just four minutes. Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Rescuers have released footage of two children being rescued from a cable car that had been dangling over a ravine in northern Pakistan. Watch: Cable car children brought to safety along zip line 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Kakar said he ordered safety inspections of the country’s cable cars and chairlifts. Rescuers save 8 trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, the six boys got into the cable car to travel to their school across the ravine from their village. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The high-risk operation in the north of Pakistan was completed in the darkness of night after the cable car snagged early in the morning, leaving it hanging precariously at an angle all day. Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all on board, mostly children, rescued 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z In addition to gusty winds, there were concerns that the helicopter's rotor blades could further destabilise the cable car, and as night set in the operation was suspended. Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Six children and two adults had originally been trapped on the cable car but all were eventually rescued during the night. Watch: student brought to safety in zip line rescue 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Flood lights were installed and a ground-based rescue operation was continuing more than 12 hours after their cable car snagged, leaving it hanging at an angle, a security source said. Five children rescued from hanging Pakistan cable car - military 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z After several hours, the passengers saw helicopters flying in the air, and at one point a commando using a rope came very close to the cable car. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Before the helicopter rescue was called off, TV footage showed one child being lifted off the cable car in a harness, swinging side to side, before being lowered to the ground. Pakistan cable car ordeal ends with all on board, mostly children, rescued 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z In most of the area, makeshift chairlifts and cable cars are used regularly for transportation from one mountain to another. Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Flood lights were installed and a ground-based rescue operation was continuing more than 12 hours after their cable car snagged, a security source said. Two children pulled from Pakistan cable car, helicopter rescue halted as night falls 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Television footage showed one child being lifted off the cable car by a helicopter in a harness, swinging side to side before being carried to the ground. Five children rescued from hanging Pakistan cable car - military 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “We cried, and tears were in our eyes, as we feared the cable car will go down,” Osama said. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Military helicopters and commandos have been working all day to free eight people stuck in cable car over a river in Pakistan. Watch how the Pakistan Cable Car story unfolded 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It remains unclear how the cables on the stranded cable car broke, but this mishap has drawn scrutiny to the makeshift cable car system widely used in Pakistan. Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z With little infrastructure in the area and long-distances between facilities like schools - the cable cars, often thrown together with scrap metal - are born from necessity. What is Pakistan's homemade cable car system? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A military rescue is under way for six children and two adults trapped in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west. Crowds gather to watch rescue operation 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Eventually a helicopter plucked one of the youngest children from the cable car, he said. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z A group of six children and two adults have been trapped in a cable car dangling above a ravine. Watch: Moment first child rescued from Pakistan cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z In most of the country's mountainous regions, makeshift chairlifts and cable cars are used regularly for transportation from one mountain to another. Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z As a result, a local resident obtained permission from the city administration to build the cable car, police confirmed to BBC News. What is Pakistan's homemade cable car system? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z As the cable car dangles over the ravine, crowds are watching the rescue operation. Crowds gather to watch rescue operation 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, authorities were preparing to repair the broken cable car. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z See the moment one child was rescued from a dangling cable car in Pakistan. Watch: Moment first child rescued from Pakistan cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Seven children and one teacher became stuck in the cable car when a line snapped at around 7 a.m. Pakistan military rescues four children from dangling cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z What would usually be a two-hour walk was reduced to just four minutes in the cable car. What is Pakistan's homemade cable car system? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Seven students and one teacher have been stuck in the cable car since 7 a.m. Pakistan military rescues two children from dangling cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “I feel fear in my mind about using the cable car, but I have no other option. I will go to my school again when the cable car is repaired,” he said. Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z A man whose son is stuck inside a cable car in Pakistan spoke to the BBC after following rescue attempts. Seek help to save our children, worried relative says 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Television footage showed one child being lifted off the cable car by a helicopter in a harness and then carried to the ground. Pakistan military rescues four children from dangling cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z One local, Mohabbat Shah, said residents were willing to take the risk with the cable cars. What is Pakistan's homemade cable car system? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Army commandos could be seen on local TV trying to lower themselves on ropes from the choppers toward the cable car. Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 children and 2 men from a cable car hundreds of feet in the air 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Video appears to show a commando descending from a helicopter attempting to rescue people from a cable car. 'Commando' seen descending from helicopter 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Rescuers are struggling to free six school children and two adults from a cable car dangling above a river bank in Pakistan. Seek help to save our children, worried relative says 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z "Our situation is precarious, for god's sake do something," Gulfaraz, a 20-year-old on the cable car, told local television channel Geo News over the phone, appealing to authorities to rescue them as soon as possible. Pakistan military rescues four children from dangling cable car 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z While this particular cable car had not yet encountered any challenges, others across Pakistan have. What is Pakistan's homemade cable car system? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The children had been on their way to school, and villagers frequently use cable cars to get around Pakistan’s mountainous regions. Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 children and 2 men from a cable car hundreds of feet in the air 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Pakistani news channel GeoNews reported that they had initially gone down to the cable car to give the people inside instructions, but was forced to retreat due to strong winds in the region. 'Commando' seen descending from helicopter 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The military helicopters are both hovering near the stranded cable car, he added. Children trapped in Pakistan gondola after cable snaps over ravine 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Several people including children are trapped in a cable car over a ravine in Pakistan's north-west. First pictures of Pakistan cable car incident 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Ten people were killed when a cable car lift installed by local villagers in the popular mountain resort of Murree broke and fell into a ravine hundreds of feet deep in 2017. Pakistan mounts efforts to rescue 6 children and 2 men trapped in a chairlift 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z “Let us pray that those trapped in the cable car are safely rescued,” Sultan said. Pakistani rescuers try to free 6 children and 2 men from a cable car hundreds of feet in the air 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A rescue is under way in Pakistan for eight people - including six children - trapped in a cable car dangling over a valley in the country's north-west. Pakistan cable car incident as rescue under way for eight people trapped 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z But she collapsed in a cable car, overcome by the heat. Heat Waves Are Killing Older Women. Are They Also Violating Their Rights? 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z In central China, heat-induced mechanical problems trapped tourists riding on a cable car in midair. As China Bakes in Record Heat, Kerry Presses Beijing on Climate Change 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z It's a scene you'd associate with the Alps - cable cars full of tourists snaking their way up mountains. Mournes Gateway Project: Tourism magnet or 'metal monstrosity'? 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z George, who just turned 80, worked for 33 years as a cable car conductor in San Francisco. Solving a mystery for a Seattle-area couple: Where does our money go? 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z "For God's sake help us," Gulfraz, a man stuck in the cable car, told Pakistan television channel Geo News by phone. Pakistan cable car incident as rescue under way for eight people trapped 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Indeed, their cable car scenes don’t measure up to Mount Rainier, elevation 14,410 feet, when it wears a fluffy toque. Contractor blames red tape for Tacoma light-rail project delay 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The country’s Austria Press Agency on Friday quoted nudist Barbara Hausjell saying she feared for her privacy if cable car users with cellphone cameras are allowed to swoop across the area. Vienna nudists oppose plans for cable car over their beach 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z But by the turn of the decade cable cars in the Mournes may well have become a reality. Mournes Gateway Project: Tourism magnet or 'metal monstrosity'? 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z The cable cars to its summit draw hundreds of thousands of Brazilian and international tourists each year, all eager to take in the panoramic views of the sprawling city’s beaches and forested mountains. Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z "The cable car is stuck in a place where it is almost impossible to help without a helicopter," Zulfiqar Khan, an official with Pakistan's 1122 rescue service, told AFP. Pakistan cable car incident as rescue under way for eight people trapped 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A petition to stop the cable car project from going ahead has so far garnered almost 50,000 signatures, making it one of the most popular on the Change.org website. Activists demand EU halts ‘green’ funds for Spain ski resort 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Project developer Hannes Dejaco sought to reassure nudists, saying the cable cars would only pass over the beach for a short stretch. Vienna nudists oppose plans for cable car over their beach 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z In November 2000, a cable car on a funicular railway caught fire in a mountain tunnel in Kaprun, Austria, killing 155 people. A look at some of Europe’s train disasters in recent times 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z “This is inducing people to go there for reasons that aren’t why the cable car was conceived: To appreciate the landscape,” he said. Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z A local teacher told Dawn.com that about 150 people take the hazardous journey to school by cable car daily because of a lack of transport infrastructure in the area. Pakistan cable car incident as rescue under way for eight people trapped 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z A refurbishment of the cable car system won applause, but a downtown construction boom led critics to accuse her of being too pro-business. From a Parole Board to the Senate: 9 Key Moments in Dianne Feinstein’s Career 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z During her tenure, she was named the nation’s most effective mayor in 1987 by City and State magazine and helped save the city’s iconic cable cars. Dianne Feinstein retires: Looking back on tragedy, triumph and her contentious perseverance 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Jericho is also popular with Christian pilgrims, who take a cable car up a nearby mountain to see the place where tradition says Jesus fasted and was tempted by the devil. Normally sleepy Jericho becomes hot spot in spiral of West Bank violence 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The company that administers the cable cars is studying a project that would modify the structure atop Sugarloaf’s summit. Residents protest zipline on Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Guests can then return to central Davos by foot, cable car or a free toboggan that mazes through forests straight out of a fairy tale. Even With the Crowds, Davos Is a Winter Haven 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Ski resorts across the country and cable car companies have been struggling, trying to occupy tourists with other forms of leisure. Snowless slopes spoil holiday skiing in Switzerland 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Those who make the strenuous climb will find weathered milestones, natural hot springs and a hand-operated cable car suspended over a riverbank. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z I had planned to take the cable car all the way to the Robièi area near the Basòdino glacier, but the wind picked up: A storm front was blowing in. Near the Swiss border with Italy, vestiges of the past are set in stone 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The treaty was previously invoked after a 1998 air disaster, where a plane flying out of Aviano clipped a cable on a cliffside, sending a cable car of Europeans careening to their deaths. U.S. servicewoman in Italy charged with vehicular homicide in drunk driving accident 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z As early as 1873, San Francisco engineers adopted pulley technology from the mining industry to introduce cable cars and turn the city’s steep hills into elegant middle-class communities. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Marine jet, after taking off from the Aviano base in 1998, clipped a cable running over a mountainside, sending a cable car plunging into a slope and killing 20 Europeans aboard. Italy investigates US servicewoman in crash that killed teen 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z When Gibson suggested a cable car ride to the top of Montjuïc, we couldn’t resist. They braved Barcelona with kids this hot, busy summer and lived well 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The cable car to the hilltop area of Monte is conveniently adjacent, and we floated above mountains thickly covered with trees, spotting waterfalls and hikers on trails below, to another garden site. Now that Madeira is easier to get to, it makes for a great family vacation 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z A basket of flowers hangs near Gap Inc's flagship retail store at the Powell Street cable car turn in San Francisco, California August 20, 2009. Gap CEO exit opens door for spin-off talks again 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z A year after the Games, it was revealed only four commuters were regularly using the cable car. Boris Johnson: Did his time as London mayor foreshadow his demise? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The agency operates most public transit in the city, including trains, buses, streetcars and San Francisco’s iconic cable cars. San Francisco police release photo of alleged subway shooter 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The proposed cable car is being advanced by Israel’s Tourism Ministry and the Jerusalem municipality as a transportation solution to the city’s traffic-snarled streets and poor accessibility to the ancient walled Old City. Israel court rejects petitions against Jerusalem cable car 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In a policy paper, a coalition of groups against the project said the cable car "will deal a fateful blow" to historical vistas and reroute tourist traffic, hurting Palestinian merchants in the Old City. Opponents of Jerusalem cable car plan lose Supreme Court case 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z There are red cogwheel trains and cable cars. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The developers also envision a cable car, a pedestrian bridge and visitor centers, along with a model farm that has already been built. Holy city or theme park? Israel plans zip line for ancient Jerusalem 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z San Francisco’s Muni system — which runs buses, light rail, streetcars and cable cars — said Monday that a mask order remains in effect until further guidance from the Federal Transit Administration is issued. Uber? United? Southwest? LAX? Who is lifting travel mask rules and who's keeping them 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Critics have pointed out that a cable car is not a suitable transit solution and the massive steel towers supporting the cables will mar the historic landscape. Israel court rejects petitions against Jerusalem cable car 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Palestinians say the project would erase their heritage in areas they seek for a future state, and that the planned route would place cable cars just metres above their homes in East Jerusalem. Opponents of Jerusalem cable car plan lose Supreme Court case 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z At Kriens, the bored operator points to the rows of lonely cable cars purring on the conveyor belt. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The highly contentious cable car is planned to ferry visitors across the valley toward the Old City and the Western Wall, a Jewish holy site. Holy city or theme park? Israel plans zip line for ancient Jerusalem 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z San Francisco’s Muni system — which runs buses, light rail, streetcars and cable cars — said a mask order remains in effect until further guidance from the Federal Transit Administration is issued. Some California transit agencies ask riders to still wear masks, despite court decision 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z It towers over a newly-built cable car and a Corten steel sculpture of two human figures made up of tens of thousands of bees. Flower power: Dutch horticultural expo opens near Amsterdam 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The Israeli government says the cable car would be a boon for tourism to sites in the Old City that are holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, and would alleviate heavy traffic to the area. Opponents of Jerusalem cable car plan lose Supreme Court case 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Around me, the quiet is broken only by the whir of the cable car engine and the trilling of birds. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The zip line and cable car could still take years to complete, held up by legal, bureaucratic or funding issues, with budgets running to the millions of dollars. Holy city or theme park? Israel plans zip line for ancient Jerusalem 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Earlier in the week, the Razorbacks were treated to a cable car ride after a visit to Niagara Falls last weekend while in Western New York. TIPPING OFF: Coach K win away from record 13th Final Four 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Across the country now, the Razorbacks ventured out Thursday to see the iconic sights of San Francisco — a cable car ride on the agenda, of course. Musselman keeps Arkansas balanced between basketball, fun 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Skiers were reportedly left stranded on a cable car at Uzbekistan's largest ski resort, Amirsoy. Central Asia blackout leaves millions without power 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Back at my hotel, I call her to tell her what just happened to me on the cable car. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Tracy showed up at Laura’s door after midnight to inform her that Luke had been killed in a tragic cable car accident in Austria. 'General Hospital' kills Luke Spencer character off-screen years after actor Anthony Geary left the show 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Protests intensified in 2013, when the city installed a cable car on the bridge to make it more accessible. Venice Gets a Grip on a Star Architect’s Slippery Bridge 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z The Sandia Peak website issued an alert that they will remain closed on Sunday after shutting down operations on Saturday after people were stuck on the cable cars. Nearly 2 dozen people who rang in new year stranded on icy New Mexico tram are rescued 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z For his events in San Francisco, he had his milers race cable cars. Appreciation: Al Franken, innovative and entertaining UCLA track and field promoter, made sports fun 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z But by the time we got into the small cable car that would take us down the mountain, I couldn’t keep quiet any longer. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z A six-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash has been returned to Italy after a bitter custody dispute. Eitan Biran: Cable car survivor returned to Italy after custody battle 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The boy's parents, younger brother and 11 other people died in the cable car crash in northern Italy. Cyprus arrests man in connection with alleged kidnap of Israeli boy -police 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Eitan Biran’s parents and younger sibling were among 14 people killed in May when a cable car slammed into a mountainside in northern Italy. Israeli court orders boy returned to Italy within 15 days 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Authorities in Italy have issued an international arrest warrant on kidnapping charges for the Israeli grandfather of a boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash. Eitan Biran: Italy asks Israel to arrest cable car boy's grandfather 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z As the cable car made its descent, she held me close and we both stared out the window, mesmerized by the scenery despite our worry. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z A few private transit undertakings had varyingly formed, re-formed, gone bankrupt, been taken over or combined since the late 19th century, using cable cars, horse-drawn cars, funiculars, electric trolleys — all manner of movable systems. Who killed L.A.'s streetcars? We all did 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z One person has died after a cable car became detached and plunged to the ground in the Czech Republic. One dead in Czech cable car crash 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z Mr Hart criticised a cable car in Ebbw Vale "which broke down I don't know how many times and didn't create the jobs it was projected to." European Union 'vanity projects' in Wales attacked by UK minister 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z A six-year-old Israeli boy who was the sole survivor of an Italian cable car crash must be returned to family in Italy, a court has ruled. Eitan Biran: Crash survivor must be returned to Italy, court rules 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z From there, I can take the cable car and explore Mount Pilatus on my own. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z So to quickly cross town, Seattleites frequently rode the rails of a cable car or electric streetcar. From one historic chronicle to another, Seattle’s transit saga keeps moving 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Many work in wealthier neighborhoods, and before the cable car, this often meant hourslong commutes. Exuberant Art and Cable Car Can Lift a Poor, Violent Place Only So High 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Bogotá is building cable cars that cut through the clouds to connect working-class communities perched on faraway hills. Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries: How Cities Are Rethinking Transit 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z A six-year-old Israeli boy who was the sole survivor of an Italian cable car crash will stay in Israel until a court has ruled on a bitter custody dispute. Eitan Biran: Italy cable car survivor to stay in Israel amid custody fight 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z As I glance at a cable car on its way down, I see a father and his small son sitting upright and facing each other, no words passing between them. On Switzerland’s Mount Pilatus, a Writer Remembers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Eitan’s immediate family was among 14 people killed when the cable car carrying them crashed into a mountainside in May. Israeli court hears custody fight over cable car survivor, 6 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Van Peebles painted portraits in Mexico before moving to San Francisco, where he worked in the Post Office and drove cable cars. Melvin Van Peebles, champion of new Black cinema, dies 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z After working as a cable car operator and postman in San Francisco, where he made several short films, he moved to Europe and published a series of novels. Melvin Van Peebles, who started a cinematic revolution with 'Sweet Sweetback,' dies at 89 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Authorities in Italy have launched an investigation after a child, the only survivor of a deadly cable car crash in May, was taken to Israel by his grandfather. Eitan Biran: Italy investigates 'kidnap' of cable car crash survivor 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Fourteen people, including Eitan Biran’s parents and younger sibling, died when the cable car slammed into a mountainside on May 23 after the cable broke. Custody fight over child, 6, who survived Italy cable crash 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Even these days, when his partner, Birgit Kolb, hikes in the Alps, Mr. Weber opts for the cable car for the climb to the top. The ‘Plagiarism Hunter’ Terrorizing the German-Speaking World 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z They rode a ferry to Angel Island and visited Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf but Miller said riding the cable cars was a highlight for him. San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are running again 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Now the spacious cabins of the new cable car pass the Eiger North Face almost empty. Swiss hope for holidaymakers from Europe as Asian tourists stay away 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z A number of people from the company that operated the cable car are currently under investigation over the incident. Eitan Biran: Italy investigates 'kidnap' of cable car crash survivor 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Kim asked Moon when they later rode a cable car together. Kim Jong Un, out of sight for 4 weeks, has lost weight. He’s not explaining. 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Three suspects from the company that operated the cable car are currently under investigation over the incident. Italy cable car: Outrage as video of the crash shown on TV 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “I grew up watching ‘Full House’ so, everybody knows the cable cars. San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are running again 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that the city’s landmark cable cars, which were halted at the start of the pandemic, will start running again in August and rides will be free all month. California’s virus reopening met with cheers and caution 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z San Francisco’s iconic cable cars will traverse the city’s steep hills once again in August as San Francisco reopens after more than a year of pandemic restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19. Cable cars to return to San Francisco as pandemic ebbs, city reopens 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z The stage was modified to bypass the top-category climb of the Mottarone after a cable car disaster there killed 14 people on Sunday. Yates win on Giro 19th stage only dents Bernal’s lead 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The cable car was closed for much of the year because of curbs limiting the spread of coronavirus. Profit put before safety in Italy cable car disaster, prosecutors say 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, 25 million tourists visited San Francisco annually, with many of them riding the cable cars that are as synonymous with the city as Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are running again 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z For the hotels, restaurants, ski resorts and other businesses atop the mountain, the cable car was an economic lifeline — now severed for the foreseeable future. Cable-Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z STRESA, Italy — The crash of a cable car near picturesque Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people, occurred after a cable snapped and an emergency brake failed, investigators said Monday. Cable and Brake Failure Caused Cable Car Crash in Italy, Investigators Say 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z On Monday, the crumpled remains of the cable car were sealed off and technicians prepared to examine the wreckage. Mottarone cable car crash: Italy investigates cause of accident 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z A cable car plunged to the ground on Sunday near the top of a mountain in the northwestern region of Piedmont in Italy, killing at least 14 people and seriously injuring a minor, authorities said. Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Photos shared on social media by rescuers showed a mangled cable car, along with at least two downed cables, next to rows of pine trees high above Lake Maggiore. Cable car collapse in northern Italy kills 14 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Before dawn on Wednesday, investigators based in the nearby town of Verbania arrested three people involved in the operation of the cable car. Cable-Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Though the cable car was a tourist attraction, it was popular with locals, too. Cable and Brake Failure Caused Cable Car Crash in Italy, Investigators Say 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The occupants of the cable car were from five families, Ansa reported. Mottarone cable car crash: Italy investigates cause of accident 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet from the Lake Maggiore area to Mottarone Mountain, a nearly 5,000-foot peak, when it suddenly fell near a forest around 1 p.m. Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z The site says the cable car is an “integral part” of tourism in the area, which is 75 minutes by car from Milan. Cable car collapse in northern Italy kills 14 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Last year Swiss acrobat Freddy Nock walked along the cable car wire to the summit, doing part of the journey blindfolded. French techno musician rocks Swiss mountain tops 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z “Silence and sorrow are what is left today of the cable car tragedy in Stresa,” a message on the official account of Italy’s firefighters read on Twitter on Monday. Cable and Brake Failure Caused Cable Car Crash in Italy, Investigators Say 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The appeal of the location was obvious: two blocks from Union Square, with its department stores and its cable car line. One Way to Get People Off the Streets: Buy Hotels 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Video footage from the area showed a white and red cable car crushed against a spruce tree, with the cable on the car’s roof severed. Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z The competition would mirror the special election that sent the speaker to Washington in the first place, a fracas that drew a cable car’s worth of candidates — 14 in all. Column: San Francisco plays a guessing game. After Pelosi, who? 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z In 1965, a large avalanche slammed unexpectedly into a cable car station and hotel near the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest peak, killing 10 people. How Climate Change May Influence Deadly Avalanches 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Red and white police tape blocked access to the cable car station at the summit of Mottarone mountain. Cable and Brake Failure Caused Cable Car Crash in Italy, Investigators Say 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z That week, Dad and I rode the cable car up to the platform, poked our yellow hard hats over the edge, and peeked at the dish hundreds of feet below. Why the loss of an iconic radio telescope is painfully personal 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The accident appeared to be Italy’s worst cable car disaster since 1998, when a low-flying U.S. military jet cut through the cable of a ski lift in Cavalese, in the Dolomites, killing 20 people. Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z At one point on Friday, about 100 people were stranded high up at a ski resort when the cable car broke down. Iran: Climbers die in blizzards and avalanche 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Across Italy’s mountainous regions, too, officials proposed guidelines, including a 50 percent capacity on cable cars and other protocols, which they say will allow facilities to reopen safely. A Chilling Question Divides Europe: Open Ski Slopes or Keep Them Closed? 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Tourists are scarce, and the famed cable cars sit idle. San Francisco curbs virus but once-vibrant downtown is empty 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Tourists are scarce, and the famed cable cars sit idle. San Francisco curbs virus but once-vibrant downtown is empty 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The two children rescued from the wreckage of the cable car were flown by helicopter to a pediatric hospital in Turin, 80 miles south of Stresa. Cable Car Plunges in Italy, Killing at Least 14 People 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z The village became a resort in the 1960s, after an enterprising resident went door to door collecting money for a cable car. Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Canadian police are investigating after a cable car gondola was apparently sabotaged for a second time in just over a year. Canadian cable car cord severed for second time 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Claims that he invented the game of baseball have been debunked, but he did help secure a patent: the San Francisco cable car system, which is still in use. Ballots in Maryland were subject to fraud during Civil War 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z Behind the scenes, work is going ahead in anticipation of another tourist season starting in November: terraces are being washed and workmen are carrying out maintenance on the cable cars. ‘Everyone was drenched in the virus’: was this Austrian ski resort a Covid-19 ground zero? 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z The Yesler-Leschi cable car line was an important link between the steamers arriving at Colman Dock and the ferries that operated in Lake Washington until floating bridges made the journey by car faster. The Yesler Trolley Viaduct is now just a nostalgic bridge to our past 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Austrian officials downplayed concerns as tourists crowded into cable cars by day, and après-ski bars at night. Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Protesters dressed in white staged a procession at Greenwich peninsula beneath the cable cars holding a banner saying “Silvertown Tunnel, no”. Extinction Rebellion protesters lock themselves to rig on River Thames 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z In the Alps, mountain railways and cable cars are running. What are your potential holiday destinations? 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z As for the ski lifts, Kathrin Naegeli says "we will see in summer and autumn how things work in the trains and the cable cars, and perhaps we will adapt for winter". Yearning for the sound of tourists in the Alps again 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z In London, he will oversee: trams, parts of the commuter rail network, 100 miles of protected bike lanes, piers on the Thames River, ferry services, a cable car and the city’s dominant bikeshare system. Byford, Ex-Subway Chief in New York, Will Be London Transport Commissioner 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z At the corner of Powell and Market streets, pigeons walk across an empty cable car turntable - one usually surrounded by dozens of tourists waiting to board. AP PHOTOS: Lockdown journey through a silenced San Francisco 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z In Auckland - the next stop after the Cook Islands - he enjoyed a beer in the sunshine; in Napier he admired the art deco; in Wellington he rode the cable car. The 'last cruise ship on Earth' finally comes home 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z San Francisco was supposed to ring in Census Day on April 1 with one of its famous cable cars rolling through iconic neighborhoods, but that became a casualty of COVID-19. Texts, not door-knocks: Census outreach shifts amid virus 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Generations ago, many of the city’s streetcar and cable car lines were pulled out to make way for the mighty automobile. San Francisco bans most cars from Market Street. Will other California cities follow? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z While mayor of London Mr. Johnson pushed through projects including a fleet of custom buses and a cross-river cable car. Boris Johnson Backs HS2, U.K.’s $130 Billion Railroad Plan 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z I thought of the song he made famous about San Francisco and longed for the day when those little cable cars will once again climb halfway to the stars. AP PHOTOS: Lockdown journey through a silenced San Francisco 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z “It’s one of the best jobs in San Francisco,” says Sweeney, 62, as a cable car clanks by. San Francisco’s Beefeater doorman retires after 43 years 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Angelou is an internationally known poet, lecturer, actor, producer and civil rights activist who lived in California at various times - she once was employed as a San Francisco cable car conductor. RuPaul, Tony Hawk, Maya Angelou join California Hall of Fame 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z After World War II, the city pulled out more cable car and streetcar lines, and freeways were built along the Embarcadero and through the heart of the city. San Francisco bans most cars from Market Street. Will other California cities follow? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Ten new cable car lines built by Morales’s socialists now span the sister cities, sharply cutting commutes from poor neighborhoods to job-rich commercial zones. Socialism doesn’t work? An emerging middle class of Bolivians would beg to differ. 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The Skyliner was closed for more than a week after the cable cars stalled on Oct. Disney cable cars resume, week after stalling 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z He tags luggage, waves to cable car passengers and grins for photos. San Francisco’s Beefeater doorman retires after 43 years 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Disney officials said in a statement that one of the new cable car system routes "experienced an unexpected downtime." Five people injured in electrical vault explosions at Oktoberfest celebration in Calif., officials say 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z News outlets report that Disney Skyliner cable cars became stuck in the air Saturday night. Park-goers stuck on Disney World’s new aerial cable cars 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z With new stone roads, the neighborhood is now accessible by minibus, connecting residents to the world’s highest mass transit system — the aerial cable cars. Socialism doesn’t work? An emerging middle class of Bolivians would beg to differ. 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z As the cable cars that connect downtown Medellín – Colombia’s second city – to the hillside slums pass overhead, a band of teenage cyclists have gathered at the side of the road. 'We live for gravity biking': deadly sport is way of life in Medellín 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “He’s an ambassador to the city, just like the cable cars.” San Francisco’s Beefeater doorman retires after 43 years 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency removed the manually-operated cable cars off the street on Sept. 11 to rehabilitate the gearboxes that power the system that started in the 1890s. San Francisco’s cable cars run again after 12-day hiatus 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z No more than 10 people are allowed in each cable car. Park-goers stuck on Disney World’s new aerial cable cars 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said Wednesday that instead shuttle buses will run along the three cable car routes. San Francisco iconic cable cars to shut down for 10 days 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Canadian police are investigating after a cable car gondola was sabotaged in an apparent act of vandalism. Cords severed felling Canadian cable cars 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z There are the classics, such as the mountain cable car, and new hits like the Yetis, a game challenging kids to pile up yetis on a wooden mountain without making them fall over. Taste of the Tour: Fine wooden toys and fruit pie in Queyras 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Critics say his time as mayor reflected his political failings - pushing through costly, self-serving projects, which included the world’s most expensive cable car and footbridge. Factbox: Incoming PM Johnson's record as London mayor 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Completing the panorama of pointless whimsy, the pylons of Boris Johnson’s costly cable car stretch across the Thames in the distance. London's answer to New York's High Line? You must be joking 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The agency says it needs to get the manually-operated cable cars off the street to rehabilitate the gearboxes that power the system that started in the 1890s. San Francisco iconic cable cars to shut down for 10 days 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The city’s famous open air cable cars shut down. Jump in wildfires means smoke’s health impact will spread 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The city’s famous open air cable cars shut down. Jump in wildfires means smoke’s health impact will spread 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Nearly every scene has its own amusing counterpoint, whether in the form of a neighborhood lady who sells bootleg candy or bands of white tourists gawking at the locals from Segways or fake cable cars. Review | ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ is, like the city of its title: A big, bold and beautiful thing 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z An employee of the Titlis cable car company died of his injuries at the scene. 1 killed, 6 injured in accident on Swiss cable car route 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z The gearboxes spin the 30-foot tall wheels that pull the 12-miles of steel cables under San Francisco to lift the cable cars up city hills. San Francisco iconic cable cars to shut down for 10 days 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The National Infrastructure Committee on Monday rejected a battery of petitions against the proposed cable car and green lit the contentious project. Contentious Jerusalem cable car gets green light 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Nor is it the whir of the cable cars. Can Grand Theft Auto V help your mental health? Yes, say role-players 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z During the day, my cousins and I would sneak on and off the cable cars to Fisherman’s Wharf or downtown. Essential California: Why is the ousted USC president still on campus? 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z It called the cable car a threat to Jerusalem’s “ancient landscape and precious heritage,” and accused powerful interest groups of prioritizing tourism and political agendas over religious and cultural values. Leading architects urge Israeli PM to cancel cable car plan 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Three months ago, a cable car was built to ferry pilgrims to the top, boosting tourist numbers further. 'Slowly the craze will come': the off-piste plan to get Nepal skiing 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The cable car would ferry tourists from a renovated train station complex in Jerusalem’s western half to the Old City in the east. Contentious Jerusalem cable car gets green light 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z I remember traveling on the original utility company cable car from Gadmen forty years ago. Where Glaciers Melt Away, Switzerland Sees Opportunity 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The government also plans to build a cable car to ferry up to 3,000 people an hour into the area where Jerusalem’s holy sites are concentrated, dropping off visitors outside the tunnel’s entrance. Israel unearths a sacred Roman-era road in East Jerusalem, unsettling a Palestinian neighborhood 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z In San Francisco, fallen trees blocked the city’s iconic cable car tracks for hours Thursday and similarly delayed other commuter trains in region. California dries off after storms batter state for days 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z As part of an initiative to double tourism by 2021, the government has floated plans to build a road connecting the two sites, which sit about 40 miles apart, and install a cable car. Ten overcrowded tourist destinations and 10 just as fabulous alternatives Even the city’s cable cars were yanked from the streets. Air Quality in California: Devastating Fire Leads to a New Danger 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The city’s transportation agency said Thursday that because of the poor air quality, “all cable cars will be pulling back into the cable car barn.” Smoke from Camp fire sends nightmarish air quality south to Bay Area and Sacramento Valley 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z It says the cable car presents an environmentally friendly solution to the crisis of congestion, accessibility and parking at a time of record-breaking tourist visits. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z “San Francisco is identified with certain things — the bridges, the fog, the cable cars,” he told Sports Illustrated in 1980. Willie McCovey, feared Hall of Fame slugger with San Francisco Giants, dies at 80 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z A cable car carries them up to a majestic view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z A cable car carries them up to a majestic view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z When there are thousands arriving every day, and no more than five cable car cabins with the space for six people at most, the choice is limited to two options. Santorini to target overweight tourists with donkey weight limit 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z He stressed the cable car would not enter the Old City or go over its walls, but would stop just outside. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z They also rode a cable car into the crater to visit Cheonji. Declare End to Korean War, South’s Leader Urges U.S. 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Both Kim and Moon wore black overcoats and black leather dress shoes, and they travelled to the top by cable car. 'Dream come true' for Moon as Korean leaders make mountain pilgrimage 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The leaders rode together in a cable car to reach the lake. The Latest: Moon departs North Korea after summit with Kim 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Moon and Kim took a cable car together to Heaven Lake, a caldera at the top of the mountain, and walked around the area with their wives and officials from both sides. Fulfilling a dream, South Korea's Moon visits sacred North Korean... 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Halevi added that the Ministry mapped the cable car route carefully to “minimize” the evacuation and demolition of buildings. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z For a long time the "aerial tramway" - a cable car symbol - held that dubious honour. These are the least popular emojis 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Dialogue sprinkled with of-the-era humor and a colorful backdrop of brightly painted, affordable Victorian houses and hilly inclines traversed by cable cars rather than Google buses adds to the retro whimsy here. 'The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco' brings the WWII code-breakers across the pond 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The 80-passenger cable cars bring visitors back and forth to the 4,080-foot summit of Cannon Mountain in under 10 minutes. Cannon Mountain tramway celebrates 80th anniversary 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z She made it work with trackless trolley buses: brightly-colored replicas of those cable cars that big cities used to depend on for public transportation two or three generations ago. Wisconsin woman’s business earns $20M a year 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The final cable car station will be integrated into a future tourist center run by the organization. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Before the cutting, cable cars on Madison Street climbed the third-steepest grade in the cable-car industry here between Second and Third avenues. Matching the elevation of a regrade-scarred intersection 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z About all that’s known is they’ll meet at the luxury Capella Singapore hotel on Sentosa Island, which is linked to Singapore by a causeway and a cable car, and thus is easy to secure. Singapore preps for Trump-Kim summit with fresh paint and arrests 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z She proposes investing in bus lines, light-rail trains, and even cable cars, while reducing use of overcrowded informal systems, such as collective vans; she also wants stricter emission standards for cars. Can this environmental engineer—poised to become mayor—fix Mexico City? 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z He also thinks Hometown Trolley does a better job than its competitors at copying the old-style cable cars that his customers find so attractive. Wisconsin woman’s business earns $20M a year 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The cable car’s destination at the tourist center has sparked concern about the project’s potential to serve settler interests by promoting Elad’s exclusive Jewish narrative of the city. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z In 1983, two carriages on the tourist cable car plunged into the sea after an oil drilling vessel struck the ropeway. Trump-Kim to meet on Sentosa island 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Shortly after, the government approved construction of a $57 million cable car system that will link west Jerusalem to the Old City. Israel kicks off US Embassy celebration, boosts border force 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z The cable car was not repaired after it was damaged during the war. Sarajevo cable car reopens after 26 years 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z It will follow the same route as the previous cable car, travelling from the old town to the lungs of Sarajevo, Trebević, which rises majestically above the city. 'It belongs to all of Sarajevo': reopened cable car lifts city out of the past 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Urban planning experts disagree that the cable cars, which hold 10 people per carriage, will resolve the city’s daunting transportation problems. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The footage is a bookend to their most famous work, "A Trip Down Market Street," a 13-minute silent film shot from a cable car days before the earthquake. Rare film showing San Francisco two weeks after 1906 earthquake discovered at flea market 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The footage is a bookend to their most famous work “A Trip Down Market Street,” a 13-minute silent film shot from a cable car days before the earthquake. 1906 film of San Francisco after quake found at flea market 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The company which runs Bogotá’s cable car system is planning to replicate the ideas in the areas by the 24 columns of its four-stop mountainside route. What would the ultimate child-friendly city look like? 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Commerce is represented by 19th century businessman Chauncey Rose, coal mines, trains, cable cars, steamboats and canal boats and the “Crossroads of America” historical marker at the longtime intersection of U.S. highways 40 and 41. Paintings at Vigo County Courthouse seeing renewed interest 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z “This cable car is putting new facts on the ground that undermine any possibility for a peace process.” Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The report identified settler-run excavation sites in the heart of majority-Arab districts, a proposed cable car project with stops on confiscated land and the designation of built-up urban areas as national parks. Israel using tourism to legitimise settlements, says EU report 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z He built a web of aerial cable cars in the capital, La Paz, connecting the city’s poorer periphery to places of employment. Bolivia Tells President His Time Is Up. He Isn’t Listening. 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z I’m afraid of heights, and of elevators, cable cars, aeroplanes. Elena Ferrante: ‘The cat brought in a snake and left it under my bed. Screaming, I chased it out’ 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z “All hiking paths and cable cars remain closed – please follow instructions. We kindly ask you to stay at home.” Thousands stranded without electricity in Swiss ski resort of Zermatt 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Beyond political opposition, the cable car has faced an outcry from urban planners and architects. Architects, activists slam Jerusalem Old City cable car plan 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z More recently, a cable car project approved by the Israeli cabinet in May plans to connect West Jerusalem with the Old City, part of Jerusalem internationally recognised as occupied. Israel using tourism to legitimise settlements, says EU report 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Swiss police say several people were stuck inside a cable car in the skiing resort of Pizol in the Swiss Alps. Severe storm batters western Europe; 1 dead, 15 injured 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The injured survivor was taken to a hospital after a dramatic rescue operation in which emergency responders descended on ropes from a cable car on the mountain, a major tourist destination overlooking Cape Town. Climber who died in South Africa said to be from Hong Kong 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Rescuers then used the cable car to reach the surviving climber. Two killed climbing Table Mountain 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Local media report that two bodies were recovered Tuesday morning after emergency responders abseiled from a cable car to rescue the survivor late Monday. 2 die in climbing accident on South Africa’s Table Mountain 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z In mountainous Switzerland, where children regularly use cable cars to get to school, the line will connect communities as well as provide a new tourist attraction, reports the BBC's Imogen Foulkes. Steepest funicular opens in Switzerland 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z The Aquatic Park Cove is just north of San Francisco's Ghirardelli Square and the cable car terminus of the Powell-Hyde line. Third attack by marine mammal in San Francisco's Aquatic Park prompts swimming ban – LA Times 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The 71 slides of the East Sussex lighthouse show workers scaling rickety ladders down the cliffs, as well as taking a cable car to the site. How do you build a lighthouse? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Say no now to the BQX cable car folly...a waste of money with little return. Toronto Transit Chief Is Tapped to Run New York’s Ailing Subways 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The researchers did find that the cable car made residents prouder of their community. Why Latin America is seeing a cable-car boom 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Medellín, in Columbia, built cable cars to link up poor neighbourhoods with employment centres, introduced library parks and widened its pavements to encourage walking. Where is the world's most walkable city? 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z It has installed cable cars up the steep Andean slopes that surround it to save working-class residents a punishing climb, and it has built libraries in sections that were once sites of gun battles. Help those who hunger for food, dignity, pope urges Colombians 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The Swiss government already requires intensive monitoring of cable car infrastructure. Switzerland landslide: Are the Alps melting? - BBC News 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z We were sitting at the top of the cable car section, admiring the view before attempting the steps, when a group of nuns appeared and began to set up for a short biblical play. The nun who prayed and made me walk - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, will open its first commuter cable car next year. Why Latin America is seeing a cable-car boom 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z They didn’t get that but let’s have a look at what they did win: a $22m cable car. LA has signed up but rapacious IOC is running out of conquests | Marina Hyde 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z It has installed cable cars up the steep Andean slopes that surround it to save working-class residents a punishing climb, and it has built libraries in sections that were once sites of gun battles. Help those who hunger for food, dignity, pope urges Colombians 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The stanchions of cable cars and chairlifts are very often anchored in permafrost. Switzerland landslide: Are the Alps melting? - BBC News 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The cable cars in Cologne are a popular means of transport, connecting the zoo to the Rheinpark across the river. Passengers rescued after cable car gondola crashes in Cologne 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z In rich Western countries, cable cars are mainly for tourists. Why Latin America is seeing a cable-car boom 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The accident was the first since the cable cars were installed 18 years ago, Hussain said. Kashmir: seven die after cable car falls 30m in tourist town 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Officials say they are working hard to repair the damaged cable and get people stranded in 15 other cable cars safely back to ground. Kashmir cable car accident: At least seven people killed - BBC News 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z The cable car carries tourists in the Pirpanjal mountain range in the western Himalayas. Cable car crashes in tourist resort in Kashmir, killing 7 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Up to 76 people were rescued from cable cars suspended over the river Rhine in Cologne on Sunday afternoon after a gondola crashed into a support pillar, leaving passengers stranded. Passengers rescued after cable car gondola crashes in Cologne 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z The cable car is “super quick and much less stressful,” says Nelly Hernández, a passenger accompanied by her awestruck four-year-old daughter. Why Latin America is seeing a cable-car boom 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The cable cars carry tourists in the Pirpanjal mountain range in the western Himalayas. Kashmir: seven die after cable car falls 30m in tourist town 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Scores of people are reported to be trapped in other cable cars amid high winds. Kashmir cable car accident: At least seven people killed - BBC News 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Many high-altitude cabins in Slovakia's High Tatras -- Europe's smallest Alpine range -- rely on porters instead of cable cars or helicopters to bring them supplies due to lower costs and strict environmental regulations. Europe's last 'sherpas' race up Slovak peak 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Netanyahu pledged Sunday to plow more resources into developing the area around Jerusalem’s Old City and to build a cable car to improve access to the Western Wall. Israel's government angers Palestinians by meeting near Jerusalem holy site 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z One reason cable cars are popular is that governments usually subsidise them in order to compete with private buses. Why Latin America is seeing a cable-car boom 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Built in the 19th century, San Francisco’s cable cars are one of the city’s biggest tourist attractions. 2nd San Francisco cable car conductor accused of fare theft 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Some cable car operators snoozed after their cars stalled on the street rails. Power outage cripples San Francisco for seven hours 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The city’s iconic cable cars were taken out of service as a precaution since streetlights were not operating on large parts of their routes. Power fully restored after San Francisco outage 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The volcano’s cable car operator said that a security lock was triggered automatically for unknown reasons on Wednesday, leaving more than 250 people trapped in two cabins. Tourists evacuated from cable car on Canary Islands volcano 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z We crossed a bridge, and on the far side I had to hide in a stationary cable car until Konstanza’s son came to meet me. Surviving the Holocaust: ‘I didn’t allow any hatred to grow. But I don’t blame those who did' 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The Teleférico in La Paz, Bolivia, is one of the longest aerial cable car systems in the world. Donald Trump, President Obama, Dylann Roof: Your Wednesday Briefing 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z A massive power outage threw San Francisco into chaos for most of the work day on Friday, knocking out traffic signals, paralyzing businesses and halting the city's famed cable cars. Power outage cripples San Francisco for seven hours 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z ATM screens were blank and the city’s famed cable cars were shut down for hours. Power fully restored after San Francisco outage 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The Doctors Bulimia; a viral video of a man and his service dog being booted off a San Francisco cable car. Friday's TV Highlights: The CW's 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' on KTLA 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z So why not explore commuter ferries, cable cars and bullet trains for the future, proponents ask? Are ferry, gondola, high-speed rail ideas for D.C. region realistic or fantasy? 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z One photograph online showed fog and mist enveloping the mountain, and others showed many elderly tourists and women and children gathered in a cave near the mountaintop cable car station. Chinese Tourists Take to the Road in Record Numbers for Golden Week 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z City transit leaders are considering charging a toll, requiring reservations, adding more parking-control officers and encouraging visitors to reach the single-lane street on foot or by cable car. Tourists swamp San Francisco’s famously curvy Lombard Street 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Dozens of tourists, including three children, were rescued Friday after being trapped overnight in cable cars dangling above the slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps. World Digest: Sept. 9, 2016 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Another series of cable cars takes skiers and visitors to the top of the Aiguille de Midi year-round. 'Air surgery' at 3,800m: tourists rescued after night in cable cars over Alps 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z A series of cable cars got stuck after the cables tangled at 3,600 meters altitude, prompting a major rescue operation. Dozens of Tourists Stuck Overnight in Cable Cars Rescued 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The French Alps cable car rescue resumed on Friday morning to get the remaining 45 tourists. First tourists rescued from Mont Blanc cable car - BBC News 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z An operation to rescue people trapped overnight in a series of cable cars in the French Alps is due to resume. French Alps cable cars rescue due to resume - BBC News 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z It was not done by helicopter but vertically because the cable car was close enough to the ground, according to Mathieu Dechavanne, the chief executive of the company that manages the cable cars. Cable Car Passengers Stranded Overnight in French Alps 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Mountain guides identified the cable cars closest to the ground and used climbing ropes to carry passengers down one by one. 'Air surgery' at 3,800m: tourists rescued after night in cable cars over Alps 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z When the fog moved in, the helicopter effort was called off, and rescuers concentrated on bringing down people whose cable cars were closest to the ground, Italian rescuer Mario Mochet said. Dozens of Tourists Stuck Overnight in Cable Cars Rescued 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z An unknown technical problem caused the cable cars to stop moving while 110 people were inside a series of them, according to the Associated Press. 45 People Are Trapped in Cable Cars Over the French Alps, Officials Say 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z They were among 110 people initially trapped when the cable cars ground to a halt on Thursday afternoon. French Alps cable cars rescue due to resume - BBC News 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z More than 100 people are stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, officials say. Alps cable cars failure 'traps 100' - BBC News 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z French officials say 110 people are trapped in cable cars over the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. 110 people stuck on cable cars in French Alps 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z It's not clear what caused the cable cars to stop — or if there was an electricity outage. 110 people stuck in cable cars at Mont Blanc in Alps 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z It’s not clear what caused the cable cars to stop — or if there was an electricity outage. 110 people stuck in cable cars at Mont Blanc in Alps 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z They remain too terrified to go near the dock at Fisherman’s Wharf, where the Sea Queen II still unloads just steps away from clanging cable cars and thousands of tourists. Hawaiian seafood caught by foreign crews confined on boats 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Photos posted online show huge queues at the entrance to the cable car up to the mountain, and massive crowds in the surrounding streets. Where did everybody from the G20 'ghost town' go? - BBC News 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z It is not yet clear what caused the cable cars to stop working. 110 people stuck on cable cars in French Alps 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In one episode, a mother taking her children to school used her cellphone to film them hovering in fear inside a suspended cable car. In the Shadow of Olympic Joy, a Struggle to Simply Survive 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The event also featured bands, celebrity bell-ringers vying for charity money, local dignitaries as judges and a show bell outside a cable car that everyone was given a chance to ring. World champion cable car bell-ringer crowned 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z For the first time in more than 50 years, a woman will compete in San Francisco's cable car bell ringing contest. San Francisco cable car bell ringing contest to have rare contestant: a woman 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The cable car was later opened and became a tourist attraction for a time. ‘Welcome to hell’: Violence rocks Rio a month before Olympics 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z So instead of theming their gift to Ortiz specifically, the Giants took another approach and went with something unique to San Francisco: a bell from a cable car. What to Give a Slugger Who Has Everything? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Of all of Johnson’s follies, from the empty Thames cable car to the overheating bus, it has been the most useless totem pole of mayoral hubris. Into Orbit: my dizzying drop down the world's biggest slide 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Ed Cobean, senior operations manager for the cable cars, said the bell-ringing contest is a way to recognize some of the 170 operators who run the 28 cable cars daily. World champion cable car bell-ringer crowned 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Workers use a cable car to get to the plant. This wacky Alpine hydropower plant is beautiful 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Integrated mobility systems consisting of elevated metros, cable cars, bridges and escalators were planned to keep the city moving and link previously disconnected neighbourhoods. Story of cities #42: Medellín escapes grip of drug lord to embrace radical urbanism 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z By midday, park officials, who said they worried about the safety of visitors, closed attractions such as the cable car, an amusement center and a laser show. 9 arrested after clashes during ‘white power’ rally in Georgia 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z That’s a practical choice, not an aesthetic one; the structures form a transportation gateway where people board and disembark from airborne cable cars. ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ lives up to its title 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z She been a cable car operator for 15 years and vowed to return to the contest next year. World champion cable car bell-ringer crowned 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The video shows a dark object surface momentarily in the river, as viewed from a cable car in Greenwich by the uploader, with the username Penn Plate. Does This Mysterious Video Show a 'Monster' in the Thames? 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Some even fear that the cable car, which is currently free and is still looking for a long-term operator, may stop running after 2016. The story of cities #15: the rise and ruin of Rio de Janeiro's first favela 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z A cable car, said to be the world’s highest, once offered sweeping views of the valley. A Reporter Travels Through Venezuela, a Country Teetering on the Brink 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z In Romania, 70 people, among them 45 children and several Israeli tourists, spent the night in mountaintop huts after a cable car broke down. A deep freeze and snow have settled in over Central Europe and the Balkans, adding to the difficulties of migrants making their way to Western Europe but apparently not affecting their determination to continue on 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Ride the cable cars from downtown to Chinatown or the waterfront. Essentials for a San Francisco trip: Classics to what’s new 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Taking the elevator to the top was likened to riding a cable car up a mountain slope! Trespassers on the rooftops: a secret history of Mexico City's cultural revolutionaries 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z It offers a superb scenic view of the Alps and Lugano Bay and is accessible with the cable car. FREDERICA DUNN: Travel Switzerland’s Lake Country by train 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century, it was dominated by cable cars, which gave way to streetcars and, later, automobiles that navigated the city’s steep hills. San Francisco May Let Bicyclists Yield at Stop Signs 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z I took trains, trams, funiculars, ferries, cable cars, buses. Far Away From Here 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z To get there, she hops on the cable car, a public transport system introduced in 2004. Colombia's Medellin pushes slum renewal in shadow of gangs 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z When it was open, snowmobiles, helicopters, cable cars, chairlifts — and yaks — were used to shuttle equipment up to 10,000 feet. Making 'Everest' was a tall order for filmmakers 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z It might be nothing compared to the glass-walled fish tank of tyrants by the US Embassy, but it will offer views of the Millennium Dome and the empty cable cars of the Emirates Air Line. The ‘sky pool’ is just the start: London prepares for a flood of bathing oligarchs 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z At each co-working office, People Squared selects a theme, such as the amusement park at the Haidian location, which is outfitted with a putting green and cable cars used for private conversations or phone calls. Shared Office Space Comes to China 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z I went up many mountains in Switzerland, often jettisoning the dignity of danger for the luxury of cable cars, and took many pictures of slopes and summits. Far Away From Here 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Connected to a spotless metro, cable cars ferry nearly 40,000 people a day from the hillside shantytowns to the downtown below in less than 15 minutes. Colombia's Medellin pushes slum renewal in shadow of gangs 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The Coastal Area Facilities Review Act permit granted for the Casino Pier in Seaside Heights also allows them to relocate their Sky Ride cable car attraction. Owners of pier that became iconic Sandy image get rebuild OK 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Many residents are opposed to the cable car because it will result in homes being relocated and is likely to be expensive. Rio Olympics: view from the favelas – 'We're not ready for another mega event' | Michel Silva 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The government opted for cable cars as the cheapest way to reduce road traffic and cut commuting hours. Bolivia is tripling the size of its subway in the sky 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z To do this, they developed the first urban “cable car,” or gondola lift, which connects to the city’s subway system. These Are the 3 Most Important Trends of the Next Decade 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Conductors took turns ringing a bell on cable car No. 52 in hopes of taking home the $500 grand prize and the title of World Champion Cable Car Bell Ringer. Driver unseats 3-year champion in cable car ringing contest 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Inspired by posh ski resorts and mountain tops made accessible to sedentary tourists, they produced some public service cable cars, carrying people high above their slums to neighbourhoods previously achingly far away. A Tale of Several Cities - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Plans for a £100m cable car system in Cardiff are being explored by Cardiff Business Council. Cardiff cable car system mooted 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Some complain that commuters can peer from the cable cars into the homes and gardens below. Bolivia is tripling the size of its subway in the sky 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Shadowed by Sessini, they walked for about 30 minutes until they reached a rusted cable car powered by a small rescue generator. Beneath the Front Lines of the War in Eastern Ukraine 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The transport system includes a state-of-the-art metro system, and cable cars. The dump that holds the secrets of the disappeared 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z One of the most visible signs of that is Mi Teleferico - a new cable car system and Bolivia's answer to an urban metro system. Indigenous Bolivians' new confidence 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z San Francisco protesters blocked Market Street and laid down in a “die-in” at one of the city’s storied cable car stops. Police protesters take to SF Bay Area streets 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Bolivia already has the largest urban cable car system in the world. Bolivia is tripling the size of its subway in the sky 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z He deliberately exposes himself to fear by going on the London Eye or the Emirates Air Line cable car. Is everyone born scared of heights? 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z If a duck boat is the quintessential Boston souvenir, then a cable car would be the San Francisco treat. Son of Giants' Jake Peavy lets cat out of the bag 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z They are two cities that, despite their proximity, are often seen as worlds apart, but the cable cars that travel up and down the mountain are blurring those boundaries. Indigenous Bolivians' new confidence 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Disney shows its love for Japan by setting the story in a picturesque town that’s a cross between Tokyo and San Francisco, San Fransokyo, complete with cable cars and futuristic trains. Disney pens love letter to Japan with robot film 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "The cable car came out much cheaper than a metro. It pays for its own maintenance through ticket fees," Dockweiler said. Bolivia is tripling the size of its subway in the sky 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Public works projects abound, including a satellite designed to deliver Internet to rural schools, a fertilizer plant and La Paz’s gleaming new cable car system. Quick Count: Bolivia's Morales Coasts to 3rd Term 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z The new cable car in La Paz is perhaps the best example of the changing times in Bolivia, which remains one of the poorest countries in the region. Leaders hail Evo Morales 'victory' 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Morales' public works include the Tupac Katari communications satellite, a fertilizer plant, and La Paz's gleaming new cable car system. Morales a shoo-in for third-term victory 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Just above the cafe cable cars are taking people from and to the mountains that surround the park. The Iraqi Kurds yearning for a state 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The silent, electrically powered cable cars with built-in wifi and panoramic views of the Andes might make transport systems in other metropolises look outdated. Bolivia is tripling the size of its subway in the sky 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The cable car connects the capital, La Paz, with the nearby city of El Alto, high in the Andes mountains. Bolivian cable car 'a success' 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The system was expected to be similar to the £60m cable car across the Thames in London. Could Birmingham end its car addiction? 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z |
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