cable car
Hillside hanging transport
A cable car is a vehicle that moves by gripping a continuously running underground cable or hanging from an overhead cable system.
San Francisco's iconic cable cars climb steep hills by latching onto cables beneath the street.
Aerial cable cars—also called gondolas or tramways—transport passengers suspended from cables stretched between towers, common at ski resorts and mountain attractions: We took the cable car to the summit.
Temporary halt or exclusion
- ropewayOverhead cable transit system
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- overheadLocated directly above
- tramwayRail system for carriages
gondola · cabin · lift · wire · altitude · mountaintop · cliffside · valley
Mountain passenger conveyance
- chairliftCable-suspended passenger conveyance
- gondola liftSuspended cable transit system
- lift ticketMountain transit authorization
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
alpine · base station · summit · mountain resort · skiers · snowboarders · loading zone · lift line
Unobstructed wide-angle view
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- landmarkNotable point of reference
attraction · excursion · tourist · photograph · observation · skyline · cityscape · adventure
Inclined rail for steep terrain
- inclineAngled rising surface
- steep gradeSeverely angled slope
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
cogwheel · water-powered · hillside · ascent · descent · Pittsburgh · Budapest · Lisbon
Famous harborside tourist zone
- gripmanCable car operator
- turntableRotating music player
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- running boardExternal vehicle footrest
heritage · iconic · hill climb · brake · slot
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
tramway · gondola · cabin · lift · wire · altitude · mountaintop · cliffside · valley · panorama
ski lift
Mountain passenger conveyance
- chairliftCable-suspended passenger conveyance
- gondola liftSuspended cable transit system
- lift ticketMountain transit authorization
slope · alpine · base station · summit · mountain resort · skiers · snowboarders · loading zone · lift line · six-pack
panorama
Unobstructed wide-angle view
landmark · attraction · excursion · tourist · photograph · observation · skyline · cityscape · adventure · destination
cliff railway
Inclined rail for steep terrain
- inclineAngled rising surface
- steep gradeSeverely angled slope
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
traction · cogwheel · water-powered · hillside · ascent · descent · Pittsburgh · Budapest · Lisbon · Wellington
Fisherman's Wharf
Famous harborside tourist zone
running board · heritage · iconic · hill climb · brake · slot
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
- aerial liftschairlift, ski lift, gondola lift, aerial tramway, aerial tram
- cable transportfunicular, gondola, aerial tramway, ropeway, chairlift
- Dubrovnikcity walls, Adriatic Sea, city gates, terracotta roofs, summer festival
- mountain railwaysfunicular, cog railway, gondola lift, aerial tramway, cliff railway
cable carautomobile
Self-propelled passenger conveyance
car · bus · motor coach · electric car · diesel locomotive
cable carsubway
Underground transit passage
underground train · metro · tube · canal boat · barge
cable cartaxi
Vehicle for hire
rideshare · private car · helicopter · boat · airplane