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- The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and mountaintop station is planning a roughly $13.3 million upgrade and renovation after operating for more than 50 years. The two-and-one-half mile trip takes about ten minutes and delivers visitors more than 8,000 feet above the desert floor, where they enjoy trails, a state park, expansive views, a museum, restaurants and more. The largest rotating tram car in the world, the cars rotate slowly so passengers can see in all directions. Over 20 million visitors have enjoyed the tram since it’s opening in 1963.
- In “Police confirm Sea to Sky gondola cable deliberately cut” the CBC reports sources say there were no other natural or mechanical reasons for the cable to have failed. The Sea to Sky gondola’s 30 cabin came crashing to the ground in the early morning hours of August 10. The system, located in Squamish, British Columbia, was not operating at the time and no one was hurt. Gondola Project’s Steven Dale shared his views on the recent vandalism in Saboteur Apparently Behind Sea to Sky Gondola Accident.
- In Turkey, the Olympos Aerial Tram is expecting to break ridership records this year. The aerial lift, which takes people to peak of Mount Olympos in about 12 minutes, began operation in 2006. Olympos Teleferik General Manger Haydar Gumrukcu anticipates by the end of 2019 they will have served 300,000 people this year.