Cable Car - Rail System

Rail System

Varieties in which the vehicle rests on rails or a road:

  • A system to haul trains along streets, see Cable car (railway)
  • The particular cable car system in operation in San Francisco, California, see San Francisco cable car system
  • A funicular consists of a pair of railway cars that alternately ascend and descend an inclined right-of-way, attached to a common cable.
  • A cable railway uses a cable or rope to haul trains.

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