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Mar 15, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: New Aerial Tram System Coming to Pipestem Resort, WV

  Haifa Cable Car in Israel holds practice rescue mission to emulate saving stranded passengers from cabins. The practice exercise was the largest in its field to occur in Israel and had police forces, explosives forces, MDA, rescue units of Haifa, Hadra fire and rescue, as well as a team from the national “Lahva” unit. The...

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Mar 08, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Completion Date Set for World’s Longest Cable Car

  The historic cable car to Augustusburg Castle in Brühl, Germany, has temporarily closed. The 100+ year old, 1.2-kilometer funicular system has shut down for three weeks for pending maintenance. This includes replacing a number of the rollers (sheaves) throughout the system, upgrading the Valley station to include a new heating system, and replacing several...

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Mar 01, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping Cable Car Flies High and Looks to the Future

  Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) approves environmental impact report (EIR) for gondola to Dodger Stadium. The approval of the EIR for La ART by the Metro Board of Directors allows the project to move on to be considered by other agencies such as the City Council, Caltrans, and California Parks. With the approval...

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Feb 23, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Sandia Peak Tramway Soon Reopening with Exciting New Updates

  Snowmass Ski Area’s expansion plan in Colorado includes several lifts and a gondola. The Village Express is planned to be upgraded to a 10-passenger gondola. The gondola may be a telemix which would have both gondola cabins and chairs to allow access during both the winter and summer seasons. The 10-year master plan also includes...

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Feb 16, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: One-of-a-Kind Aerial Attraction Coming to LEGOLAND New York

  New gondola to be constructed at LEGOLAND New York Resort. The unique gondola, Minifigure Skyflyer, will provide an interactive transportation method between the park’s themed lands with 10-person pods set to open this summer. There will be 7 unique Party Pods, each with their own theme, with interactive features such as sing-alongs or teaching guests...

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Jan 26, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: India’s First Urban Ropeway in the Works

Kashi Ropeway to be the first urban ropeway system in India. The new system will travel 3.85 kilometers from Varanasi Junction Railway station to Gadaulia and will have 5 stations total. When completed, the gondola will have 153 ten-passenger cabins, and commute time between the two points will decrease from 45 minutes down to 16 minutes....

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Jan 19, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Monumental 31 Millionth Visitor Rides Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) in South Africa receives its 31 millionth visitor. TMACC is an aerial tram that offers guests a five-minute ride from Cape Town to the top of Table Mountain. The system has been upgraded since it was built in 1929, with the wooden, tin-roofed cabins being swapped out for modernized cabins with rotating...

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Jan 12, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Sports-Centered People Mover Coming Soon to Inglewood, California

Half of the funding has been secured for new people mover in Inglewood, California. The automated train will serve as a connector between SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers’ new arena. $1 billion in funding has been secured from the federal government, which will cover half the needed cost. The automated train...

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Jan 05, 2024
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Weekly Roundup: Wellington Cable Car Hosts Its One-Millionth Post-Pandemic Passenger

The new chairlift, Wild Spur Express, and other exciting upgrades are open for the season at Winter Park Resort in Colorado. The new lift is a high-speed 6-pack and has replaced a 4-pack, increasing the capacity to 2,800 people per hour. The system runs up to Vasquez Ridge and features a mid-station, which will give easier...

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Dec 29, 2023
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Weekly Roundup: Improved Glacier Access to Come at the Mer de Glace

New gondola parts for the Eaglecrest Ski Area system to add extra cost in Juneau, Alaska. The original system was purchased from an Austrian ski resort for $2 million and shipped for $1 million. However, the system will need extra towers and parts in order to have a mid-station. It is estimated that these additional...

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