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A cable car is a method of transporting
passengers up steep slopes by cable.
In the cable railway, passenger cars are
hauled along rails by a cable wound by a
powerful winch. A pair of cars usually
operates together on the funicular principle,
one going up as the other goes down.
Subject by: Russell Webb