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  2. Cable railing - Wikipedia

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    Due to the excessive load requirements [2] of this type of railing system, post construction is critical to the success of cable railings.. Cable railing requires very rigid frames compared to many other types of railings due to the forces applied to the end posts by tensioning the cables.

  3. Cable railway - Wikipedia

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    Cable railway. Trwnc incline at the Vivian Quarry [1] showing two permanently attached platform wagons. Slate trucks were pushed onto the horizontal tops of these wagons to travel on the incline. A cable railway is a railway that uses a cable, rope or chain to haul trains. It is a specific type of cable transportation.

  4. Cable car (railway) - Wikipedia

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    A cable car (usually known as a cable tram outside North America) is a type of cable railway used for mass transit in which rail cars are hauled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are distinct from funiculars, where the cars are ...

  5. San Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.

  6. Rail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The commuter rail systems of San Diego and Los Angeles, Coaster and Metrolink, connect in Oceanside, California. The San Francisco Bay Area additionally hosts several local passenger rail operators, the largest of which are Caltrain, the Altamont Corridor Express, Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit, and Bay Area Rapid Transit. Privately run inter ...

  7. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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    The drive motors for both sections are visible below the bull wheels. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.

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