A peaceful ride over the Italian Alps suddenly became one of the deadliest cable car disasters in modern history. What first appeared to be a tragic mechanical failure soon exposed years of ignored ...

In the late 19th century, Chicago had the largest cable car network in the nation. In the late 19th century, Chicago had the largest cable car network in the nation, with some 3,000 cable cars and 80 ...

Unless you’re a big train buff, taking public transport while travelling is a means to an end, rather than an actual stop on your itinerary. Subways, buses and trams are hardly exciting, but there is ...

The systems have been especially successful in Latin America, where massive cities and dramatic landscapes make building roads, rail lines and subway tunnels difficult. Mi Teléferico, shown here, ...