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- Doppelmayr has introduced the ‘Bike Cab’ Gondola. The new gondola design is holds up to eight bikes, creating a simple, secure, and comfortable way to transport of bicycles. The bike rack rotates at a slow speed to allow the bikes to be placed and removed easily.
- The Kurdistan Region Prime Minister officially announced a cable car project on Duhok’s Zawa Mountain. The tourism project is intended to diversify the region’s economy at an estimated cost of $30 million. The system is designed to have 26 eight-person-cabins and a travel time of 10 minutes.
- The new AirTrain system at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, USA is estimated to cost $2 billion. The AirTrain will replace the troublesome 25-year-old monorail with a 2.5-mile elevated guideway system linking terminals and other new developments. A monorail is classified as a bottom supported cable-propelled transit.
- 30 Russian couples got married in the cable car in Moscow. The mass marriage ceremony is in the process if being verified for setting a Guinness world record. To learn more about the Moscow cable car look here.
- Snow King Mountain Resort is relocating the Cougar Lift to begin construction of the new gondola. The gondola is replacing the popular Summit Chair Lift, which will be sold to another ski resort. See a previous Roundup here for more details.
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