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The Cables from the top The 2.7 miles of total horizontal length makes this the world's longest passenger tramway. The tramway was manufactured by Bell Engineering, Lucerne, Switzerland in 1964-66 at a cost of $2 million. It is a Double Reversible Jigback Aerial Tramway. For those who might be nervous, although there are several cables for each tramcar, any one of the cables can completely support a tramcar. The normal speed of the tramcars is 12 m.p.h., making 4 trips an hour. The distance between tower two and the top terminal is the third longest clear span in the world. March 2000 Photographs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 |
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