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The Funiculars of Lyon (Funiculaires de Lyon) is a network of funicular railways in Lyon, France.Of the five lines once in existence, only the two routes on the Fourvière hill remain in operation, with the rest of the network now either closed, converted to road vehicle use, or integrated within the Lyon underground system.
The Cable Car in America (Revised Edition). San Diego, California: Howell–North Books. Reprinted 1997 by Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3051-2. Of Cables and Grips: The Cable Cars of San Francisco, by Robert Callwell and Walter Rice, published by Friends of the Cable Car Museum, first edition, 2000.
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
The Carter Brother's business lasted until 1902 during which time they built over 5,000 railroad cars mainly for narrow gauge lines. They also built cable cars and in later years 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge equipment. Their rolling stock was used on railroads all over the western United States, Hawaii, and Latin and South America.
An aerial tramway consists of one or two fixed cables (called track cables), one loop of cable (called a haulage rope), and one or two passenger or cargo cabins.The fixed cables provide support for the cabins while the haulage rope, by means of a grip, is solidly connected to the truck (the wheel set that rolls on the track cables).
The median household income in South Lyon is $73,200, and the median per capita income is $39,016 (in 2019 dollars). 5.6% of South Lyon residents are in poverty. As of 2012, there were 1,106 businesses with over $1,000 of receipts located in South Lyon. The median value of homes in South Lyon is $192,100, and the median gross rent is $1,042.
The Transports en commun lyonnais (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃spɔʁ ɑ̃ kɔmœ̃ ljɔnɛ], "Lyon public transport" in French; usually referred to as TCL) is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France (after Paris ), and covers 72 communes , including all 58 communes of the Metropolis of ...
The cable cars displayed include: [2] Sutter Street Railway - grip car 46 and trailer 54 dating from the 1870s; Clay Street Hill Railroad - grip car 8, the only surviving car from the first cable car company; The museum is part of the complex that also houses the cable car power house, which drives the cables, and the car depot ("barn").