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2. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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   The Aerovia cable car system in Guayaquil, Ecuador La télécabine d'Arrondaz in Valfréjus, France Interior of a gondola at Killington Ski Resort, Vermont Classic 1960s 4-seater monocable gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland, built by GMD Müller Interior of a gondola lift station, in this case, an intermediate station where gondolas detach ...

3. Funicular - Wikipedia

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   Funicular. A funicular (/ fjuːˈnɪkjʊlər, f (j) ʊ -, f (j) ə -/ few-NIK-yoo-lər, f (y)uu-, f (j)ə-) [1] is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ends of a ...

4. San Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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   The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.

5. Tricable gondola lift - Wikipedia

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   Tricable gondola lift. The tricable gondola lift, also known as the 3S gondola lift, is a cable car system that was developed by the Swiss company Von Roll transport systems in Thun to unite the benefits of a gondola lift with those of a reversible cable car system. '3S' is an abbreviation of the German word dreiseil, meaning 'tricable'.

6. Cable railway - Wikipedia

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   A cable railway is a railway that uses a cable, rope or chain to haul trains. It is a specific type of cable transportation . The most common use for a cable railway is to move vehicles on a steeply graded line that is too steep for conventional locomotives to operate on – this form of cable railway is often called an incline or inclined ...

7. Deck railing - Wikipedia

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   Deck railing construction. Cable Railing on Residential Deck overlooking a Lake. The typical deck railing is generally built from pressure treated lumber. [14] Posts on a deck are also typically pressure treated wood and standard sizes are 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8. These posts give structural support to the railing assembly and are the most critical ...